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Quakers and their opposition to slavery
The Quakers were the first religious group that opposed slavery. In the year of 1722 slave-owning Quakers expelled from their meetings, and in the year of 1758 many Quakers in Pennsylvania disowned church member that participated in the slave trade. -
George Whitefield
George Whitefield was on of the famous preachers during the 1730's. He encouraged everyone to be born again and that God was pleased with actions that are heartfelt. -
The Walking Purchase of 1737
This is when Native Delaware agreed to sell whatever a man could walk in a day and a half in the land of Pennsylvania. However, skillful runners traveled more than 1,200 miles, so Delaware relation suffered. -
Stono Rebellion
On a Sunday morning, around eighty slaves set out to Florida in seek for freedom. Unfortunately, the local militia captured, sold, or executed many of the slaves. -
Impacts of the Englightenment, the Great Awakening, and John Locke
The Enlightenment, Great Awakening, and John Locks ideas introduced new ways of thinking to colonial people in the Americas. People began to notice the importance of education, since education would encourage people to think for themselves and question tradition. -
Slavery Grows
Since Philadelphia was active in the slave trade, slaves were around 8% of the population. In Virginia, 40% of the population were African slaves. -
Slavery and the North
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Currency Acts of 1751
Paper money would loose value over time and it was often faked. Therefore, this act was made by the Board of Trade in the year of 1751 to limit and restrict the uses of paper money. -
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Seven Years War
The conflict started when George Washington led Native American allies and British colonists to kill a Frech diplomat. Another name for the Seven Years War is French and Indian War. This war was between a massive coalition of France, Sweden, Russia, and Austria against Prussia, Britain, and a few German states. The war ended in the year of 1763 with the treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg. -
Royal Proclamation of 1760
Britain forbade American colonists to settle in the Appalachian Mountains with the goal of avoiding costly wars with the Native Americans. -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac's War started in the year of 1761 when a a prophet named Neolin claimed that "The Master of Life" had told him in a vision to remove all the British from Indian territories in order to enter heaven. Pontiac, and Ottawa leader, carefuly listened to his preaching and began the Pontiac's War. This war caused the deaths of around four hundred soldiers. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 existed to enrich Great Britain. Americans would later turn back to consume domestic products when the Parliament also issued taxes on tea, lead, paper, and glass. -
Stamp Act
This act demanaded that all printed documents (such as playing cards, diplomas, newspapers, etc.) should be stamped. Popular resistance to the Stamp Act took in the form of protests and riots. Colonists also decided to resist economicaly, as they did not import any goods from Great Britain. -
Declaratory Act
This Act emphasized on the authority the Parliament had over the people of America. In the act, the Parliament declared that it had the full authority and power to imopose laws. -
Colonial Printing
Philadelphia overtook Boston as the center of colonial printing in the 1770's. -
Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act of 1773 was created to bail out the East India Company. -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
This is the declaration in which colonists claimed that they had the rights of native Britons,had the right to be taxes only by their representatives, and the right of a trial with a jury. -
Dunmore's Proclamation of 1775
Through Dunmore's Proclamation, the British promised freedom to slaves if they managed to escape their masters and joined the British cause. -
Battle of Lexington
British soldiers attempted to seize militia's arms in Lexington and Concord. Minutemen chased back the British soldiers back to Boston. Colonists build fortifications on Breed's Hill, -
Lexington and Concord
The war of Indepence started at Lexington and Concord even before Congress declared Independence. -
Largest Cities
Philadelphia, Charleston, Boston, New York, and Charleston were the largest cities in 1775. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware River
In the December of 1776, Washington needed a victory to lift moral of his soldiers. Therefore, in the the Christmass Day, Washington and his soldiers crossed the Delaware River and attacked the Hessian camp at Trenton. This victory lifted moral of Washington's troop and the Continental Army won a lot of needed supplies. -
Declaration of Independence
The Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
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Deadly Winter at Valley Forge
While colonists were fighting for Indepence, harsh weather and inadequate resources took the lives of many colonists. An example of this took place between 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge killed around 2,500 Americans. -
Treaty of Amity and Commerce
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce generated fight in Europe and India between the British and the French. -
War of Indepence Ends
The war of Independence officialy ended on September 3, 1783 after peace the British army did not have any strageties left to fight the war and lost public support. Peace negotiations took place in France. -
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Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion started when farmers from Massachusetts wanted the government's protection from their creditors. -
"Dirty Compromise"
In they year of 1787, New Englanders agreed that the Constitution would protect slave trade for twenty years. Atlantic Slave trade resumed and later outlawed in the year of 1808. -
Articles of Confederation
In the year of 1787 twelve of the thirteen states sent representatives to revise the Articles of Confederation. The convention needed the solve the federal government's inability to collect taxes, since many of the burden of paying back debt from the Revolutionary War fell on the states. -
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Mercy Otis Warren
She was a female contributor to the public ratification of over the Constitiution. -
The Constitution
In the year of 1788, the majority of the states had ratified the Constitution, so Congress anounced that the document will be in effect that year. -
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George Washington
He was the 1rst President of the United States. -
The Bank of America
In 1791 the Congress approved the Bank of America for twenty years. -
Henry Moss
In the year of 1792, white spots appeared in the skin of an African slave in Virginia. This even promoted the beleif that African slaves could be "whitened" and "cured." The spread of the false idea that the black color of their skin was due to leprosy was spread due to this event. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in the year of 1793. This invention removed sticky green seeds from the cotton. This allowed southern planters to expand coton production. -
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John Adams
He was the 2nd President of the United States.