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Queen Anne's War
Part of the series of wars between France and England known as the French and Indian Wars -
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First Great Awakening
Many colonists listen to the sermons of pastors like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield -
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Jonathan Edwards preaches his famous sermon -
Seven Years War Begins
The last of the French and Indian Wars -
Sugar Act Passed
The beginning of protest against England -
Stamp Act
This was the first act that parliament passed to simply tax the colonists. It was repealed a year later -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers kill 5 colonists during a riot in Boston -
Boston Tea Part
The Sons of Liberty dress up as Natives and dump British tea into the Boston harbor as protest against the Tea Act -
First Continental Congress
The congress was called in response to the Intolerable Acts -
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Revolutionary War
The American War for Independence -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the War for Independence -
Common Sense Published
Thomas Paine published in the extremely persuasive pamphlet "Common Sense" and many colonists swing toward the side of indepence -
Declaration of Independence
The second Continental Congress convene and sign the Declaration of Independence -
Treaty of Paris
The Revolutionary War comes to an end and America wins its freedom -
Constitution Ratified
The U.S. ratifies the Constitution in the aftermath of the failed Articles of Confederation -
George Washington Inaugurated
George Washington becomes the first U.S. president
