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Yale College was founded in New Haven, Connecticut
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Queen Anne crowned queen of England.
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George 1 becomes King of England
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George II was crowned King of England
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Georgia is founded as the last of the 13 colonies. It was founded as a military barrier between Florida and the Carolinas.
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The French and Indian War began over the territory from Canada to the west of the Mississippi River.
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King George the III is crowned King
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The Treaty of Paris was signed ending the French and Indian War.
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Sugar Act was passed prohibiting American imports of foreign rum and taxing imported molasses, wine, silk, coffee, and other items.
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The Stamp Act is passed by the British, taxing all colonial newspapers, advertisements, leases, licenses, pamphlets, and legal documents.
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The Townshend Acts, named for the British secretary of the treasury, are passed, taxing the colonists on imported paper, glass, lead, and tea.
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Deadly riot in which British Troops fired into a mob killing five men.
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George Washington is inducted for second term.
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A group of Colonial patriots dump crates of tea overboard in protest of British Tea Tax and the monopolizing of Tea by The British East India Company
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The First Continental Congress of fifty-six representatives (except from the colony of Georgia) meets in Philadelphia to discuss relations with Britain, the possibility of independence, and the hope of a peaceful solution.
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The American War of Independence begins
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Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence written by patriot and lawyer Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia
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First US official Flag approved
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Second Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Cofederation
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War of Independence ends and Original 13 colonies becomes first United States
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Farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina decide to take up arms and protest high state taxes and stiff penalties for non payment. First major armed rebellion.
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Original 13 colonies meet in PA to draft first U.S. Constitution
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George Washington is inaugurated as 1st president of the United States
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US Supreme Court which included one chief justice and 5 associate judges.
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First ten amendments to the US Constitution named the Bill of Rights are ratified.
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New York Stock was organized on Wall St. under a Button Tree.
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Construction of White House began
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
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John Adams is elected as 2nd US President