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Lightning Rod
was invented by Benjamin Franklin by flying a kite in a lighting storm, proving lighting had electricity -
French and Indian War
started between Great Britian and France, this is also known as the Seven Year War -
Treaty of Paris
this treaty ended the French and Indian war, Great Britian gained alot of land in North America and gained all of the French territories -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a groups of people, killing five men and leading to extreme public protests -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
had finally started -
Boston Tea Party
was a political protest where a group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians went on to three ships in Boston harbor and dumped more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax -
First Continental Congress
met in Philadelphia, with 56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia -
The Intolerable Act
these acts were to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party -
Battle of Bunker Hill
1,200 American militiamen moved onto Charlestown Peninsula this was between America and the British -
Common Sense
Thomas paine made this pamphlet to show they could be a free nation -
Declaration of Independence
is adapted into the United States in Philadelphia -
The Declaration of Independence
the United States declared independence from Great Britian -
The flag of the United States
Continental Congress approved . -
Stars and Stripes (New Flag)
Congress made this the Nations Flag -
Articles of Confederation
is the 1st United States Consitution -
Battle of York Town
this was between America lead by George Washington and the British -
Shays's Rebellion
farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina stand up to protest high state taxes and harsh penalties for failure to pay. -
U.S. Constitution
12 of the original 13 colonies, met in Philadelphia to draft this document. -
George Washington
is elected as the 1st president of the United States by states electors -
U.S. Supreme Court
meets for the 1st time in New York -
First ten amendments
are ratified into the United States Constitution -
Cotton Gin
was invented to make the process of the cottton industry move a lot faster, this was invented by Eli Whitney -
John Adams
is elected as the 2nd president of the United States