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Boston Newsletter founded
founded by John Campbell as the first successful newspaper in America -
Carolina Divided
Carolina is divided into North and South Carolina -
Poor Richard's Almanac Published
Published by Benjamin Franklin -
Conestoga Wagon Developed
Developed in Pennsylvania to improve travel into the frontier -
Nine of the thirteen colonies ask for repeal of the Stamp Act
A tax that unrightfully taxed colonists on goods and trade. -
Boston Massacre occurs
A fight between Colonists and the British in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dress as Native Americans to throw English tea into the Boston Harbor -
Battle of Lexington
A battle between the British Army and the Colonists that start the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence signed
Signed by the member of the Continental Congress -
Cotton gin invented
Invented by Eli Whitney