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Yale college is established
Yale, the private college was established in October of 1701 in New Haven, Connecticut and it is currently the third oldest college ever established in the country. -
Queen Anne's War
(1702-1713) This was a war that went on partly in Europe (War of Spanish Succession) and the rest in the United States. It took place in between France, Great Britain, and America. It was a small war within the French and Indian wars for control of the continent. -
Aglican Church is established
In November of 1706, South Carolina establishes their official church as the Anglican Church. -
Slaves Arrive
The first group of black slaves were introduced into the Lousianna Territory area of the country. -
The French Found New Orleans
The French founded New Orleans on May 7, 1718, by the French Mississippi Company as directed by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Beienville. -
First Library
The first American library of the country is established in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin -
Poor Richard's Almanack is published
Benjamin Franklin released the first edition of Poor Richard';s Almanac in 1732. This book addressed different weather patterns, agricultural charts, moon phases and helpful farming tips . -
Molasses Act
The Molasses Act was implemented by the British Parliament to increase the taxes on molasses that was not being purchased from the British by the colonists. -
The Great Awakening Begins
The Great Awakening begins in Massachusetts and from there it travels to the rest of the colonies. The Great Awakening was a religious revival that swept the colonies and pushed people back in church and back in their relationships with God. -
John Peter Zenger trial
John Peter Zenger, the publisher of a New York newspaper is arrested and accused of having written rebellious libel about the Governor. However he is not claimed guilty because Zenger's lawyer was able to convince the jury that libel was different from the truth. -
War of Jenkin's Ear
(1739-1748) The War of Jenkins Ear broke out between the British and Spain in the Carribbean Sea area along with the colony of Georgia. This small war soon escalated inot a large scale war called King George's War ing America. The war ended in a peace treaty in 1748. -
The Currency Act
The Currency Act was enacted by the British to ban the issuing of currency by the New England Colonies . -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a law that the British rule enacted upon the colonist. It stated that the colonists could not travel past the Appalachian mountians. Their reasoning behind it was to keep the colonists seperated from Indian tribes. The colonists traveled past the mountains anyways -
Sugar Act
The Sugar act was enstilled by the British; it raised the taxes on sugar that was imported and exported from the colonies. This raised the prices to buy sugar and therefore the colonists were not happy with it. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was the first act that the British emplemented that directly affected the consumer. This act meant that the colonist had to have a paid stamp placed on all of the pieces of paper that they had. (Documents, letters, playing cards, etc.) -
Quartering Act
Due to the colonists protests against the British, the King sent over more troops to try and control everything. When this happened, he put into place the Quartering Act to try and have places for the British troops to stay. They had to provided shelter, food, and water for the troops. Colonists felt like this was an invasion of their privacy. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress lasted from October 7-25 1765. This was the first gathering of American representatives from the American colonies to try and come up with a plan to stop the British taxation. -
Declaratory Act
This act repealed the Stamp Act. The boycotts that the colonists had worked out were starting to decrease the money that they British received and so they enacted the Declaratory Act in 1766, which was that the British Parliament actetd as America's government and they decided the laws passed. -
Townshed Act
The townshed acts were a tax on glass, paint, lead, paper, oil, and tea. Because of the implementation of the townshed act, the riots and protests that were first started from the stamp act were started again. -
Boston Massacre
The British troops that were constantly patroling the colonies led to a very unsettled feeling for the colonists. One night a crowd of colonists were throwing rocks and snowballs at a group of British soldiers. One soldier ended up firing and then the rest of the soldiers fired. More than eight colonists were killed. -
Tea Act
The Tea act was placed on the colonies as a tax on tea that they purchased. The tax was meant to help the East India Company but the colonists felt like it was just another tax that would make them lose more money to England. -
The Boston Tea Party
Some of the colonist one night dressed themselves up as Indians, so that they could not be identified, and snuck onto a British ship and tossed 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British lost a lot of money because of this. -
John Malcom- Feathered and Tarred
John Malcom, a Boston Customs official was tarred and feathered by the colonists and then later he was hung by the colonists. The colonists did this to humiliate those officials who were enforcing the British rule and acts that were put into place. -
Revolution Starts
The Revolution began between the United States and Britian. -
"Common Sense"
Thomas Paine published "Common Sense", a little book to try and spread the disapproval of the British troops in America. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is ready to be printed and the next day it is ready for the public. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was adopted on this day. This was a very basic outline of the government for the new country. It later proved to be weak but it was a big step for the colonists as they were starting to form their own government and country. -
America wins the Revolution
The French and the Americans cornered the British off in Yorktown, Virginia and the United States of America claimed the victory of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treat of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783 by the British and the United States as a conclusion to the war that the United States won. -
Resignation
George Washington resigns as the commander of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783. -
Citations
"Fotolia." Fotolia. Fotolia LLC. Web. 27 May 2013.
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Kennedy, David, Lizabeth Cohen and Thomas Bailey. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. 2003. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. 1032. Print.
