Use this timeline to answer the question below. 1600
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1776 - The United States declares
| 1607 - The British colony of Jamestown is founded.
1636 - Harvard College is founded.
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independence from Great Britain.
1789 - The U. S. Constitution is adopted.
| 1861 – The U. S. Civil War begins.
1917 - The United States enters World War I. |
1945 - The United States drops atomic bombs on two Japanese cities. I.
1969 - American Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.
Which event happened first?