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Which Of The Most Important Things In History Began In The Early 1500s?

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I think one of the most important things in history started in the early 1500s, when King Henry the eighth broke the country’s laws with the Catholic Church and ended up establishing the Church of England. It was the official state church under his power. The pilgrims were a separatist group. King James attacked them because they were not apart of the Church of England. So they approached the Virginia company and asked if they could settle in the Americas. In November of 1620 the mayflower arrived off the coast of Massachusetts. They had got blown off their course to a place John Smith had mapped called Plymouth. The men signed a agreement on the ship called the Mayflower Compact. These would be there laws for a long time till they made new ones later on. …show more content…

George Washington was on his way to go defend the fort of Duquesne when he learned that they had already surrendered. He and his men gained and built a smaller fort. He then attacked the French and their allies. They then started fighting back and then the French and Indian War had started. Washington had to surrender at Fort Necessity. Britain finally realized that to win the war they had to not on the rely on the colonist funding and troops. Then the British won over the Frenches biggest city Quebec. In 1761 they both came to a compromise to sign the Treaty of Paris which claimed the British got the east side of the Mississippi River. The French got everything else.; Third is the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776. It had announced the thirteen colonies as free. They no longer wanted to be under England's control. John Adams was the leader(I think he's great because I'm related to him). He also seemed like a pretty chill person. I also think this is important because it gave our country freedom. This is what made England mad and started the revolutionary

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