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First Great Awakening
George Whitfield as a key figure of the movement. lead to a decline in Quakers, supplemented by a rise in Baptists. lead to slaves learning about Christianity. -
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Seven Years War
Mostly fought between the British and the French. British Colonial Forces lead by George Washington were in combat with the French -
Proclamation of 1763
Land falling west of the Appalachian Mountains was set aside as a reserve for Native Americans - for a short time at least. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists killed by British troops during protest. Five Bostonians were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
Bostonians dressed as mohawkans and dumped the British tea in the water at the Boston harbor to protest British rule and taxes. -
Intolerable Acts
Established the Port Bill, Massachusetts Regulating Act, Administration of Justice Act, and the New Quartering Act. -
Shot Heard Around The World
Colonists killed by British troops. Marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War. -
Common Sense Published
Thomas Paine publishes his most famous work, Common Sense. Doing so meant that all people could have easier access to ideas of an idealistic American republic, absent of British rule. -
Battle of Saratoga
Led by General Horatio Gates. Inevitably ended in British surrender. Victory led to French support of American Independence as well as them recognizing America as being independent. -
Treaty of Paris
Marked the end of the revolutionary War -
Ratification of the US Constitution
This made the constitution an official aspect and piece of t he US Government..