American History

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1492 Christopher Columbus reportedly the first European set foot on the New World (in what is now the Dominican

Republic)

1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish the first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia

1620 Puritans establish settlement in Plymouth, Massachusetts

1773 The "Boston Tea Party" takes place as residents disguised as Native Americans throw crates of tea into Boston

Harbor

1775 King George III officially declares a state of open rebellion in the American colonies

1775-1783 American War of Independence

1776, July 4 Declaration of Independence

1786 The Continental Congress adopts the "Dollar"

1788 The first constitution of the United States of America is ratified by the 13 colonies, now the first 13 US states

1789 George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America

1791 The Bill of Rights (containing the first 10 Amendments) is passed in Congress