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Boston News-Letter
The Boston News-Letter was published on April 24,1704 and was the first regularly published newspaper in the colony of Massachusetts. -
Slave Code
The slave codes were laws that mostly regarded to the rights and duties of the free people in regards to the enslaved. These codes established the status of slaves and the rights their owners had. -
Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion was a slave rebellion that began in the colony of South Carolina. It was known as the largest slave uprising with around 25 colonists killed. -
Legal Slavery
In 1750, slavery became legal in all North American colonies. -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac was an Ottawa leader who led a loose confederation of Native Americans in rebellion against white colonists in 1761. The battles ended in 1766 with 2000 colonists and 400 Native Americans dead. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain as a revenue-raising act which colonists viewed as unfair and forcefully opposed to taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party resulted in 342 chests of tea that belonged to the British were thrown into the Boston Harbor by Americans disguised as Mohawk Indians. This was followed by many "tea parties" throughout the colonies. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a representation of the colonists' motive for independence and declared its freedom on July 4, 1776. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with delegates from 12 of the 13 newly freed states there to establish how America was going to be governed. -
President George Washington
On April 30, 1789, George Washington became America's first President of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments that were added to the United States Constitution in 1791.
