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This is an interesting timeline of the colonization of North America by Britain based on the patents granted by various kings and queens.

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Official records of the original colonies and the early United States. The First Continental Congress (1774) addressed "intolerable acts" by the British. The Second Continental Congress (1775-1781) created the Declaration of Independence and the first national government. The Congress of the Confederation (1781-1789) followed. Read important papers, letters, treaties, and reports--famous and obscure--relating to the formation of the new nation, as penned by the founding fathers.

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Collection Title:
Papers of the Continental Congress
Publication Title:
Papers of the Continental Congress
National Archives Catalog ID:
1938489
National Archives Catalog Title:
Papers of the Continental Congress, compiled 1774 - 1789
Record Group:
360
Short Description:
NARA M247. The correspondence, journals, committee reports, and records of the Continental Congress (1774-1789).
Item Number:
59
Publication Number:
M247
Item Description:
Miscellaneous Papers, 1770-89
Item Title:
Miscellaneous Papers, 1770-89
Volume Number:
2
Volume Title:
Volume 2
Page:
1
Subject:
WINTHROP, JOHN, JR.
Abstract:
Unknown. Facts re first settlement and granting of charters to the American provinces. Undated. 6 p.
Roll Number:
72
Original data from:
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