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French and Indian War Begins
France battles the Iroquois -
French and Indian War Ends
Treaty of Paris gives British control of Canada and all French territory east of the Mississippi River -
Boston Massacre
British troops open fire in Boston killing five men and stirring tension in the colonies -
Boston Tea Party
Several colonists dump several hundred crates of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the British Tea Tax -
First Continental Congress
56 delegates representing the colonies meet in Philadelphia -
War of Independence Begins
America's war against Great Britain fighting for Independence. -
Declaration of Independence is Signed
Continental Congress signs the Declaration of Independence separating the Union from Great Britain. -
Treaty of Paris
Ends Revolutionary War, Great Britain accepts America's independence. -
George Washington Elected President
George Washington is elected as the first President of the United States -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin increasing the need for slave labor and increasing cotton production. -
John Adams Elected President
John Adams is inaugurated as the second President of the United States.