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The Great Awakening
The First revivals began unexpectedly in the Congregational churches of New England in the 1730s and then spread through the 1740s and 1750s to Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists in the rest of the thirteen colonies. -
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was Preached
Jonathan Edwards preached his most famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" which sent his congregation into a violent convulsions. This was the first signs of religious revival that happened in America. -
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The French and Indian War
It became known as the Seven Years' War which started by a feud in 1754 when a force of British colonist and Native American allies, led by young George Washington, killed a French diplomat. The War ended with the Peace treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg. -
The Boston Massacre
A crowd gathered outside the Custom House and began hurling insults, snowballs, and more at a young sentry. A small number of soldiers came to the sentry's aid, the crowd grew hostile until the soldiers fired. Five Bostonians were dead. The engraving of the Massacre was quickly circulated and reprinted thought the colonies, generating sympathy for Boston and anger with Britain. -
The Boston Tea Party
In November, the Boston Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams and John Hancock, resolved to prevent the landing and sale of tea, and the payment of any duty thereon. The meeting appointed me to guard the wharfs and make sure the tea remained on the ships until they returned to London. This worked, but by December, the ships were still there. Another town meeting was held and at the end of which dozens of men disguised as Mohawks made their way to the wharf. Teas were either dumped or seized. -
The First Continental Congress
Every elite delegates from each colony except Georgia made their way to Philadelphia to issue a number of documents and discuss America's future with their British aggression. -
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution resulted directly from attempts to reform the British Empire after the Seven Years' War. The Revolution unleashed powerful political, social and economic forces. It opened up western settlement and opened new opportunities in trade and manufacturing. Peace Negotiations took place in France, and the war came to an official end. -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress adopted the document to declare independence for America. -
Constitutional Convention
It was made up of delegates from 12 of the original 13 colonies. They met in Philadelphia to draft the U.S. Constitution. -
George Washington is Elected President
Thousands gathered in New York to see George Washington take the presidential oath of office. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
Ten amendments were added in 1791. Together, they constituted the Bill of Rights. -
The Cotton Gin was Invented
Eli Whitney's mechanical cotton gin revolutionized cotton production and expanded and strengthened slavery throughout the South.
