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Founding of Georgia
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First Great Awakening
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French and Indian War
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Revolutionary War
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Passing of the Stamp Act
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Stamp Act Congress
Attended by delegates from nine different colonies -
Repeal of Stamp Act
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Passing of the Declaratory Act
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Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
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Boston Tea Part
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1st Continental Congress
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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2nd Continental Congress approves Declaration of Independence
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Articles of Confederation adopted by 2nd Continental Congress
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British Surrender at Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris signed
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Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
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George Washing becomes First President
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Ratification of the Bill of Rights
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First Bank of the United States created
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Cotton Gin Created