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Yamsee War Begins
Carolina fights against their trading partners, the Yamasee Indians. -
George Washington is born
War hero and first U.S. President, George Washington is born. -
Walking Purchase of 1737
A purchase of land by colonial leaders in Pennsylvania that swindled the Delaware Indians out of a lot of land. The purchase was settled on the rules that whatever distance a person could walk in the territory in a day and a half would be the amount sold. Said leaders sent the fastest walkers in the colonies on a cleared path to ensure the greatest amount of land was secured. -
French and Indian War Begins
War between the English and her colonies against the French and the Indians begins. (Seven Year's War) -
Battle of Fort Necessity
Washington's first battle and loss in war. -
Treaty of Paris, 1763
This treaty ended the French and Indian War. (Yes, this is the name of a later treaty that also ended the American Revolutionary War, too.) -
Stamp Act
Widely hated tax on paper. One of the acts that led to the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
American colonists signed this important document declaring independence from the British Empire. -
Battle of Saratoga
Important victory for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Some historians consider it to be one of the most important battles. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney creates the incredibly important cotton gin, which revolutionized the cotton industry.