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*'''1630:''' Boston is founded by Massachusetts colonists led by [http://www.nndb.com/people/575/000050425/ John Winthrop]. | *'''1630:''' Boston is founded by Massachusetts colonists led by [http://www.nndb.com/people/575/000050425/ John Winthrop]. | ||
*'''1634:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Maryland Maryland] is founded as a Catholic colony, with religious freedom for all granted in 1649. | *'''1634:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Maryland Maryland] is founded as a Catholic colony, with religious freedom for all granted in 1649. | ||
*'''1638-1655''': [http://www.colonialswedes.org/History/History.html New Sweden] was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River. These settlers were a mixture of Finns, Swedish and a few Germans. The Swedes and Finns brought their log house design to America, where it became the typical [http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/a/logcabins.htm log cabin] of pioneers. | |||
*'''1640:''' [http://knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/French_Iroquois_Wars/ French and Iroquois Wars] escalate to full warfare. | *'''1640:''' [http://knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/French_Iroquois_Wars/ French and Iroquois Wars] escalate to full warfare. | ||
*'''1664:''' The [http://genealogical-gleanings.com/New%20Amsterdam.htm English seize New Amsterdam] from the Dutch. The city is renamed New York. | *'''1664:''' The [http://genealogical-gleanings.com/New%20Amsterdam.htm English seize New Amsterdam] from the Dutch. The city is renamed New York. | ||
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*'''1789:''' [http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/ George Washington] becomes President. | *'''1789:''' [http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington/ George Washington] becomes President. | ||
*'''1789:''' North Carolina [http://www.constitution.org/rc/rat_decl-nc.htm ratifies the constitution]. | *'''1789:''' North Carolina [http://www.constitution.org/rc/rat_decl-nc.htm ratifies the constitution]. | ||
==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
*[http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/history.html Constitutional History] | *[http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/history.html Constitutional History] | ||