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1700-1800

  • Foundations of Yale are laid

    Foundations of Yale are laid
    A college school is established which became Yale later on
  • New Jersey Colony is Made

    New Jersey Colony is Made
    East and West Jersey are combined to New Jersey
  • Period: to

    French and Indian War

    British vs French and Indians
  • Royal Proclamation

    Royal Proclamation
    Restricted colonists settlements
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Tax on sugar
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Tax on stamps
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    Tax on glass, tea, lead, paper, etc
  • Boston Massacare

    Boston Massacare
    Protest where British Soldiers shot and killed rioters
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Monopoly over Tea in favor of British East India Company
  • Declaration of Independence by 2nd Continental Congress

    Declaration of Independence by 2nd Continental Congress
    Declared independence from Great Britain