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1714
No one from Great Britain could inherit the thrown because they were not able too. Someone else from Germany ended up taking the position. -
1757
William Pitt became head of the cabinet. -
1765
Parliament imposed The Stamp Act on the colonies. -
1774
Members of the first continental congress urged colonists to take up arms and organize militias. -
1776
The second continental congress approved the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. -
1781
The British decided to end the war. -
1783
The treat of Paris recognized the independence of the American colonies -
1787
Delegates met in Philadelphia at the constitutional convention to revise the Articles Of Confederation.