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The Great Awakening
This was a religious revival that took place in the 13 Colonies led by men like George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards in the 1730's and 40's -
Georgia colony founded
The last of the 13 Colonies to be founded, Georgia was founded in the 1700's -
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French and Indian War
The battle between the English and the French in the New World, the war provided England enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired into a mob of colonist, killing five men. -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest. -
First Continental Congress
A group meeting in Philadelphia, with 56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia. -
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American Revolution
The Revolutionary War in America was the war between the 13 colonies and England, which gave America, to this day, independence for English rule. -
Declaration Of Independence signed
The thirteen colonies would come together against England and declare independence. -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers all the way from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes. -
Constituion is Written
This is when the supreme law of the United States was written and signed by delegates from the 13 colonies. -
George Washington Becomes President
The first ever president of the United States, George Washington, is inaugurated on this day.