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Age of High Enlightment
This marked the age of modern thinkers and philosophers to revolutionize human conception and rationality. The marking of which encouraged revolutionaries like Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine to author for American Independence. -
George Whitefield begins to spread Calvanism to colonists
George Whitefield, whom had a significant impact on the Great Awakening, went to several colonies spreading the religious word of God throughout. This was seen as one of the marking events that inspired the Great Awakening and empowered colonists to seek higher understanding. -
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Seven Years' War
George Washington and allies kill a French diplomat what set the chain of events that resulted in the Seven Years' War in North America. The Seven Years' War ended with the peace treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg. This granted the British Empire a larger empire which was the backdrop to many tensions they eventually would have with colonists. -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac and a group of Indians attacked a fort which marked the beginning of a war designed to push British colonists out of Indian territory. The resulting end established British decree and royal protections of Indian policy. It also marked the Royal Proclamation, which set the Appalachian Mountains as the boundary for colonists and Indian territory. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act, which meant that colonists would have to pay to have documents stamped, was another way to garner revenue from the British colonies. This was another obscene act that affected a vast number of colonists; thus, it was faced with greater resistance. -
Boston Massacre
When colonists began to protest against the British Empire imposing acts, a fight broke out that resulted in the death of five colonists. A signifying event that eventually led to the American Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest over "taxation without representation." It was the efforts of colonists who threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor -
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American Revolutionary War
The war, the product of several events, pitted American colonies against the British Empire. The result ended up in the colonies independence and the establishment of the United States. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The colonies gathered for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This signified the colonies declaring independence of British rule. -
George Washington becomes first president of the United States
George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army, becomes the first president of the United States. Signifying a new age of democracy in the United States.
