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Christopher Columbus-discovered America in 1492 The United States of America Early America First British settlement at Jamestown, Virginia (Chesapeake Bay) in 1607 In 1620, a group of Puritans set out for Virginia on board the Mayflower somehow reached Plymouth harbor (Massachusetts Bay) After 1680, England ceased to be the chief source of immigration, as great numbers came from Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, and France for varied reasons Reasons for Immigration (1607-1830) Political Freedom Religious Tolerance Economic Opportunity - People want a better life - better job - more money Political Refugees fear for their lives Some want free atmosphere Forced Immigration (Slavery) Family Reunification There are two types of motivation for immigration Push(need to leave in order to survive) Pull (attracted to new way of life) . 13 Colonies Definition: The English colonies founded along the Atlantic coast of America Virginia 1607 New York 1626 Massachusetts 1630 Maryland 1633 Connecticut 1636 Rhode Island 1636 Delaware 1638 New Hampshire 1638 North Carolina 1653 South Carolina 1663 New Jersey 1664 Pennsylvania 1682 Georgia 1732 The road to Independence The Royal Proclamation of 1763 Molasses Act of 1733 the Sugar Act of 1764 The Currency Act of 1764 the Quartering Act of 1765 The Stamp Act of 1765 the Declaratory Act of 1766. This act asserted the authority of Parliament to make laws binding the colonies in all cases whatsoever. The Townshend Acts of 1767 (-1770) Boston Tea Party (1773) the Coercive or Intolerable Acts The American Revolution 1775-1783 the Treaty of Paris Westward Expansion and Sectional Conflicts the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 Missouri Compromise of 1820 The Nullification Crisis in 1832 Texan independence (1836) War with Mexico in 1846 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago in which Mexico ceded the Southwest region and California for $15 million. The Compromise of 1850 the Kansas-Nebraska Act bleeding Kansas. Abraham Lincoln el