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- Boston Massacre (1770)
- Boston Tea Party (1773)
- Civilization to 1783
- Colonial history (1607-1775)
- Colonial Question
- Colonial Period
- Colonial Period ca. 1600-1775
- Committees of Correspondence
- Common Sense (Paine)
- Deism
- Description and Travel Early Works to 1800
- Eighteenth Century
- Enlightenment
- Fort Duquesne
- Fort Necessity
- Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790
- French and Indian War 1754-1763
- Fur Trade
- Great Britain – Colonies – America – 17th century
- Great Britain – Colonies – America – 18th century
- Anne Hutchinson, 1591-1643
- Involuntary Servitude
- Iroquois Confederation
- Jamestown
- King George’s War 1744-1748
- King Phillip’s War
- King William’s War 1689-1697
- Maryland – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Massachusetts – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Mayflower Compact
- Middle Passage
- New Jersey – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- New York – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Paul Revere, 1735-1818
- Pennsylvania – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Pilgrims
- Pocahontas, -1617
- Politics and government to 1775
- Pontiac’s War
- Puritans
- Quakers
- Quartering Act
- Queen Anne’s War, 1702-1713
- Revolution Causes
- Sedition Acts
- Social life and customs to 1775
- U.S. History 1600-1775
- U.S. History 1675-1676
- U.S. History 1755-1763
- Virginia – History – Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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