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Delaware becomes a colony
Delaware separates from Pennsylvania becoming a new colony. -
Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War begins. -
North and South Carolina
The Province of Carolina separates into North Carolina and South Carolina. -
First black slaves in Louisiana Territory
The first black slaves are brought to the Louisiana territory. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening religious revival movement begins with Jonathan Edwards, a Congregationalist clergyman, preaching a series of sermons in Northampton, Massachusetts. Over the next ten years the revival, led by Edwards and George Whitefield, will sweep all of the American colonies -
Benjamin Franklin invents a stove.
Benjamin Franklin invents a type of stove. -
Benjamin Franklin invents a lightning conductor
Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning conductor -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War begins between the British colonists and the French. Both sides ally with various Indian tribes. -
French and Indian war ends
The British win the French and Indian War and gain a significant amount of territory in North America including Florida. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is passed as a means of raising revenue from the colonists. -
Stamp and Quartering Act Pass
The British government passes the Stamp Act taxing the colonies. The Quartering Act is also passed allowing British troops to be housed in private homes. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurs. -
Boston Tea Party.
Bostonian colonists protest the Tea Act with the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress meet
The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War begins. -
Lexington and Concord Battle
Lexington and Concord -
Declaration of Independence
On 4 July the Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Continental Congress. -
Battle of Saratoga
The surrender of a British army encouraged France to openly join the conflict. -
Massachusetts Bill of Rights
Massachusetts adopts a bill of rights that applies to blacks and whites equally. -
Cornwallis Surrenders
British General Cornwallis surrenders to revolutionary and French troops. -
Battle of Yorktown
The end of major British military operations in America. -
End of Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War. -
First President
Presidency of George Washington. -
John Adams Becomes President
Presidency of John Adams.