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Birth of George Washington
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Evangelist George Whitefield arrives in North America
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Ben Franklin invents the lightning rod
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French and Indian War
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Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
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Townshend Act
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Boston Tea Party
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Continental Congress formed
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Declaration of Independence signed
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Battle of Saratoga
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Treaty of Paris ends Revolutionary War
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Constitution ratified
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George Washington's Presidency
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Bill of Rights
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Eli Whitney invents cotton gin