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New Jersey
The Royal Colony of New Jersey was founded in this year. -
Slave Code
Virginia Slave Code was passed in October of this year -
Tuscarora War
The Tuscarora War begun in North Carolina between English and German Colonies and the Southern Tuscarora and their allies -
Dummer's War
Declared war after skirmishes between New England Colonists and Wabanaki Confederacy. -
Battle of Pequaweket
This battle lead to peace treaties between the two sides of the war. -
King George's War
First battle began with a raid of Canso by New France -
End of King George's War
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed ending the war. -
Lightning Rod
Benjamin Franklin invented the Lightning Rod. -
French and Indian war
This war was fought between the French and British colonies with their Mother countries and Native allies. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian war. -
Westward Expansion Limited
King George III limits Westward Expansion of the Colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is repealed. -
Boston Massacre
This happened when when British soldiers shot into a Boston mob. First to fall was Crispus Attucks. -
Acts
The Townshend Acts were repealed by British Parliament. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest against the tax on tea, it was more about the taxation without representation. Men from Boston dumped tea into the ocean. -
Port of Boston Closes
Parliament closes the Port of Boston in response of the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Was held in held at Carpenter's Hall. Located in Philadelphia, they were protesting the Intolerable Acts. -
Commander In Chief
Congress appointed Washington as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began. -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson and was influenced by many men. -
Cornwallis Defeat
Washington and his army defeat Cornwallis at Princeton, New Jersey. -
Benjamin Franklin At It Again!
B. Franklin invents Bifocals -
Washington and Rochambeau
Washington and Rochambeau unite to begin the siege of Cornwall at Yorktown. -
John Adams in France
John Adams leads a delegation and signs the peace treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War. -
President Washington
George Washington was unanimously voted in as the country's first President of the United States of America. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was submitted by Congress -
First Bank of the United States
Was chartered in Philadelphia; proposed by Alexander Hamilton. -
Neutrality
G. Washington signed the statement of Neutrality in the French Revolutionary War. -
Cotton Gin
Patented by Eli Whitney. It does the job of 50 men cleaning cotton. -
Second President of the United States
John Adams was elected. He ran against Thomas Jefferson. -
George Washington
Washington passes away at his house in Virginia
