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Highlands Ranch High School - Mr. Sedivy
Colonial Development New York
Pennsylvania
Penn was a nice person. There was religious and political freedom, and they were nice to Indians. Penn bought land from them; he didn't steal it. Many people came from all over to live there. That's why Philly (Philadelphia) is called the "City of Brotherly Love." In 1681, Penn wrote to the Indians from England: Maryland and the Carolinas Georgia
How Some Other New England Colonies Started
New England white pines made the best ship masts in the world. To officials in London, this was the most vital commodity that the American colonies offered. In 1644, one felled tree measuring 35 inches in diameter was worth £115 - three times the cost of a house in Boston.
Colonial America American Colonies: Problems and War in Colonial America The Stamp Act and Sugar Act, The American Revolution The Declaration of Independence The Turning Point of the American Revolution End of the American Revolution - Yorktown / Treaty of Paris Benedict Arnold and His Pal, John André Articles of Confederation, Constitution, the Bill of Rights Historical Periods of | Prehistory
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Mr. Sedivy's History Classes
| Colorado History | American
Government | Modern European History | Advanced
Placement European History | Rise of England
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