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The House passes its first slave code making the issue of slavery begin to grow much more in the colonies.
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This was a collection of sermons written by ministers in New England.
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Slaves in New York led a rebellion that led to 9 colonists dying and over 20 slaves being executed.
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Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia.
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George Whitfield went around the country preaching Calvinist sermons.
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The last conflict between the British and French was fought ending in a British victory
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The Sugar Act was an attempt to make merchants pay existing duties.
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The Townshend Acts were passed making new custom duties on certain goods.
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Philadelphia passed up Boston as the center for printing in the colonies during this decade.
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British troops shot and killed 5 colonists.
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This act was created to help bail out the East India Company.
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A group of colonists snuck onto British import ships and dumped large amounts of tea into the ocean.
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America gained its independence from Britain after winning the Revolutionary War.
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New England and the Deep South agreed to the Dirty Compromise at the Constitutional Convention.
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Congress ratified the constitution making it officially in effect.
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George Washington is elected as the first president of the United States, getting every single vote
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Slaves from Haiti that were brought to Virginia revolted.