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1700
José Romo de Vivar becomes one of the earliest Spanish settlers in modern day Arizona -
1702
William III dies -
1703
The first regular newspaper publishes in Boston -
1705
The House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Slave Codes -
1706
Benjamin Franklin Born in Boston -
Period: to
1711-1715
North Carolina fights the Tuscarora War -
1712
New York slave revolt -
1713
The Treaty of Utrecht is signed -
1715
South Carolina begins to fight in the Yamasee War -
1723
The House of Burgesses passes an act to deal with slave rebellions -
1727
George I dies -
1729
The city of Baltimore is founded -
1732
The Province of Georgia is founded by General James Oglethorpe -
1739
The Stono Rebellion in the Province of South Carolina comes to a stop -
1740
The Plantation Act of 1740 is passed -
Period: to
1744-1748
King George's War -
1747
Founding of the Ohio Company -
1749
Province of Georgia overturns its ban on slavery -
1750
Thomas Wiker passes through the Cumberland Gap -
1754
French Indian War begins -
1757
Siege of Fort William Henry -
Period: to
1763-1766
British Reforms and Colonial Resistance -
1775
First shots of War -
1783
Britain accepts the loss of colonies by virtue of the Treaty of Paris -
1789
George Washington elected first president of USA -
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom