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Yamasee War
The Yamasee tribe attacked numerous settlements in the South and killed a large number of colonists -
Yamasee War Ends
Relations with Carolina and Native Americans returned to normal and trading resumed -
Walking Purchase of 1737
Delaware sold Pennsylvania much more land than anticipated causing many to move west -
Slavery legal in every North American colony
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Seven Years' War
Conflict between Britain and France with Britain ending victorious -
George III is crowned king in England
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Sugar Act of 1764
Parliament levied taxes on the colonists on sugar -
Currency Act of 1764
Parliament restricted colonies from producing paper money -
Stamp Act Congress of 1765
Colonial leaders joined together against taxes imposed by the British -
Stamp Act of 1765
Imposed a duty on many documents including newspapers, pamphlets, diplomas, and legal documents -
Virginia Resolves
Declared that the colonists were entitled to all rights possessed by people of Great Britain -
Sons of Liberty
Groups of colonists formed in most colonies to direct and organize resistance -
Townshend Acts
Added new duties to commons items like lead, glass, paint, and tea -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers kill five Bostonians -
Tea Act
Imposed a duty when ships unloaded -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress Convened
Delegates from every colony but Georgia issue a number of documents that they should have the same right as native Britons -
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Revolutionary War
Skirmishes between colonists and British troops led to full-scale war for independence -
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Washington as Commander in Chief
Unanimously elected by Congress as Commander in Chief of the new Continental Army -
The "shot heard round the world"
British troops and town militia met at the Lexington Green where a single shot started the battle leading all the way to Boston -
Common Sense published
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Declaration of Independence
Congress approved on July 4, 1776 declaring independence -
Washington Crosses the Deleware
On Christmas night, Washington leads his men across the Delaware River in an attempt to surprise the British -
Articles of Confereration
Ratified by the Continental Congress -
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Shays' Rebellion
Armed men led by Daniel Shays blockaded courthouses to keep judges from issuing foreclosures on farmers -
Constitution of the United States
Established America's federal government and laws and guaranteed certain rights to its citizens -
Constitution Ratified
majority of states ratified the Constitution thus making it effective -
President George Washington
Washington takes the oath of office in New York -
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French Revolution
Socio and economic inequality along with economic depression and high unemployment led to the an revolution and execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette -
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Haitian Revolution
Successful slave revolt against French colonial rule in the West Indies -
Whiskey Rebellion
Protest by farmers and distillers in Pennsylvania of a whiskey tax -
Jay's Treaty
John Jay negotiated for America to remain neutral in the British/French conflict -
Eli Whitney Cotton Gin
Made it easier to produce cotton -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington wrote a 32-page address to the American people -
Second President Elected
John Adams elected