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Delaware
Becomes a colony -
Board of Trade
Ordered royal governors to veto any paper issues and trade has to be done with British money. -
Jonathan Edwards Marries
Marries Sarah Piermont when she was 17 years old. -
Slaves in South Carolina
By this date, 20000 slaves are in South Carolina -
Georgia
Becomes a colony, used as a buffer zone for defense against Spain. -
George Whitefield in Georgia
First trip to Georgia. Makes 18000 sermons in 34 years, crosses the Atlantic 13 times. -
War in Georgia
Disagreements on Slavery. Poor colonists could not own slaves. -
Stono Rebellion
Catholic governor of Florida. Promised freedom to 69 slaves. -
Sinners in the hands of an angry God
Jonathan Edwards sermon about "what shall we do to be saved?". Sermon spreads rapidly. -
Georgia is Made a Royal Colony
Slavery without restrictions, Georgia flourishes. -
Seven Years War (French and Indian War)
Conflict between England and France over land in the New World. -
Jonathan Edwards President of Princeton
Modern day Princeton, however it was called college of New Jersey. -
Jonathan Edwards dies
Dies at the age of 54 -
France Surrenders
France surrenders and the Ohio Valley land becomes English. This leads to the American Revolution, because England would tax the colonies for this war. -
Slaves in Virginia
By this date, 120000 slaves are in Virginia -
Treaty of Paris 1763
Ends the French and Indian War -
Proclamation Line of 1763
King fulfilling promise to Iroquois Indians and does not allow any British settlers to go to Indian land. Colonists not allowed to settle on the land they are being taxed for. -
Currency Act of 1764
Colonial legislature cannot be used as legal tender. -
Sugar Act of 1764
Replaced Molasses Act of 1733. Vice admiralty courts are now set up in the colonies to enforce Navigation Acts. -
Stamp Act of 1765
First Direct Tax on the American Colonies. -
Quartering Act 1765
Each colonist assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within borders. -
New York and Quartering Act
NY refuses to comply with the Quartering Act -
Declaratory Act of 1766
Repealed Stamp Act and makes Parliament the supreme ruler of the land. -
Restraining Act of 1767
New York assembly is suspended -
Townsend Duties 1767
Taxed Paper, pain, lead, glass, tea. -
Revenue Act of 1767
Created board of customs and commissioners, makes sure any imports get properly taxed. -
Virginia Resolves
Written by George Mason, opposed taxation without representation. -
Boston Massacre
Five Bostonians and two boys laid dead. Picture circulates in news across the colonies. Big propaganda. -
Tea Act
Parliament tries to save the East India Trading Company, and proposed a monopoly. Captain Jack Sparrow fought leaders of this Company as he searched for the heart of Davy Jones. -
Boston Tea Party
Men dressed in Mohawk costumes dump tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Quebec Act of 1774
Takes land from colonists and gives it to Quebec. -
First Continental Congress
56 delegates, structured with emphasis on equality and free debate. produced the Declaration of Rights and Grievances -
The Continental Congress disbands
King George III says they are an illegal assembly, strikes with force. The Continental Congress disbands. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
George III tells general Gage to enforce the Intolerable Acts with military force. Rebels store supplies. Shot Heard Round the World. -
Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
Encourages Colonists that they can compete with the British. -
Green Mountain Boys
Benedict Arnold led the Green Mountain Boys to capture supplies in Ticonderoga. -
British evacuate Boston
Winter of 1775-1776. Henry Knox made colonel to go to Fort Ticonderoga near George Washington. -
Second Continental Congress
Formed Continental Army, choose George Washington to lead. -
Washington defeats the Hessians
Sailed across the Delaware River and defeated the drunken Hessians on Christmas night. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Pamphlet urging the colonies to declare independence. -
Declaration of Independence is voted on
The representatives of the colonies sign the DOI -
Declaration of Independence is made known to the world
Officially declared Independence to the World -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point in the Revolutionary War, gave France the confidence to join the fight against Britain. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his troops arrive at Valley Forge to train. First real instance of the army coming together as one unit. -
US Mutual Assistance Treaty of 1778
US uses loophole because they are not fighting a war against Britain. Also, the treaty was between the US and the monarchy of France. -
Yorktown
Corn Wallis loses against America and surrenders. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
We get independence, land, and the US promises to stop prosecuting loyalists. -
Shay's Rebellion
Threatened to collapse the young nation. Daniel Shay and 2000 men march in to fight the elite and privileged. Shows the need for a stronger government. -
Call of convetion in Philadelphia
Need a stronger government, results in the US Constitution. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
Established a federal judiciary system -
Bank of the US
Proposed 20 year charter in 1791. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Rebellion shot down by Washington and his army. Shows that the government is much stronger now. -
Election of 1796
John Adams becomes President. -
Death of George Washington.
1799, Adams, Hamilton, and Jefferson come together and bury Washington.