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1702 - 1713 Queen Anne's War
Wars fought between Great Britain and France in North America for control of the continent. It was contemporaneous with the War of the Spanish Succession in Europe. -
1705 Slave Code
In 1705 the House of Burgesses passed its first comprehensive slave code.Enslavers could not be convicted of murder for killing an enslaved person; conversely, any Black Virginian who struck a white colonist would be severely whipped. Virginia planters used the law to maximize the profitability of their enslaved laborers and closely regulate every aspect of their daily lives. -
1712 Carolina Split
In 1712, NORTH CAROLINA and SOUTH CAROLINA became distinct colonies. -
1712 Slaves Rebellion
A 1712 slave rebellion in New York City resulted in the deaths of nine white colonists. In retribution, twenty-one enslaved people were executed and six others died by suicide before they could be burned alive. -
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1730 - 1740 Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. -
1741 Slave Planned Rebellion
In 1741, authorities uncovered another planned rebellion by enslaved Africans and poor Black and white men. Panic unleashed a witch hunt that only stopped after thirty-two Black men, both enslaved and free, were executed alongside five poor white men. Another seventy were deported, likely to the sugarcane fields of the West Indies.16 -
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1756 - 1763 Seven Year War
The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) was a global conflict that spanned five continents, though it was known in America as the “French and Indian War.” England officially declared war on France in 1756, setting off what Winston Churchill later called “the first world war.” -
1765 Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament -
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1775 to 1783 American Revolution
The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown -
1776 Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed -
1789 First President
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1803 Louisiana Purcahse
Although the constitutionality of purchasing land was in question. Thomas Jefferson purchased 828k square miles which included Louisiana. -
1807 Embargo Act
Thomas Jefferson passed the Embargo Act. -
1811 Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of Tippecanoe, (November 7, 1811), victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh’s brother Laulewasikau (Tenskwatawa), known as the Prophet. -
1816 Attack on Negro Fort
These private citizens received U.S. government help on July 27, 1816, when U.S. army regulars attacked the Negro Fort (established as an armed outpost during the war by the British and located about sixty miles south of the Georgia border). The raid killed 270 of the fort’s inhabitants as a result of a direct hit on the fort’s gunpowder stores. -
1817 First Seminole War
First Seminole War, conflict between U.S. armed forces and the Seminole Indians of Florida that is generally dated to 1817–18 and that led Spain to cede Florida to the United States. -
1817 American System
This "System" consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture -
1823 The Monroe Doctrine
In a speech to Congress in 1823, President James Monroe warned European powers not to attempt further colonization or otherwise interfere in the Western Hemisphere, stating that the United States would view any such interference as a potentially hostile act. Later known as the Monroe Doctrine, this policy principle would become a cornerstone of U.S. diplomacy for generations. -
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1835–1842 Second Simonole War
Free Black men and women and escaped enslaved laborers also occupied the Seminole district, a situation that deeply troubled enslavers.