1400: European Explorers were looking for __________________ to ______________ before they accidentally discovered the “New World.”

1500s: Colonies in the “New World” failed because of ________________________, _________________, __________________________.

1587: Roanoke Island was established off the coast of ______________________.

1607: ______________________ was the first successful permanent English settlement.



1775: After years of neglect from the crown, and a feeling of “Taxation _______________,” the colonies start the _________________________.

1776: In Colonial America, those who did not fight in the Revolutionary War lost their _______________, which in turn meant that they lost their __________.

1783: Rights in America were granted only to _____ who owned land, thus excluding ___________, ___________________, _____________, _________________, and _______________.


1784: The Colonies heavily relied on the ________________ and ___________________ for supplies.

1786: To make up for the war debt the states decide to tax the people and stop giving land to business owners and farmers, eventually leading to ____________________.

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