1620 ⟶ Brownist Pilgrims Land at Cape Cod

The Brownist Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower at Cape Cod.
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🚢 Brownist Pilgrims Land at Cape Cod

The Brownist Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower at Cape Cod.⟶
Brownist Pilgrims Land at Cape Cod (1620)
Colonial AmericaEarly American HistoryEnglish ReformationMassachusetts
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🚢 Mayflower Voyage to Plymouth Colony

The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England to what became the Plymouth Colony in New England.The 1622 massacre was instrumental in causing English colonists to view all natives as enemies⟶
Mayflower Voyage to Plymouth Colony (1620)
ColonialismPuritansNew EnglandAtlantic WorldMigrationEarly American HistoryMassachusetts
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🙏 The First Great Awakening

1760: The First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.⟶
The First Great Awakening (1730)
Religious RevivalChristianityEvangelicalismReligious ReformGeorge WhitefieldColonial AmericaSocial Impact
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⚡ Franklin Publishes Electrical Experiments Proving Lightning's Nature

Benjamin Franklin: lightning is electrical.⟶
Franklin Publishes Electrical Experiments Proving Lightning's Nature (1751)
ElectricityScientific RevolutionEnlightenmentBenjamin FranklinPhysicsExperimentationRoyal Society
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⚡️ Benjamin Franklin Develops the Lightning Rod

Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod.⟶
Benjamin Franklin Develops the Lightning Rod (1752)
ElectricityPhysicsBenjamin FranklinEnlightenmentScientific Revolution
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