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Population
The population of American colonies is now 275,000. -
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Queen Anne's War
After a 9 day siege from the British on a french fort in Nova Scotia, the British seize the fort. -
Boston News Letter
John Campbell starts the first successful American Newspaper. -
Carolinas Divide
Carolina becomes a north and south colony. -
Quakers oppose slavery
Quakers declare a statement against slavery. -
Drummers War
New England and the Wabanaki Confederacy declare war in 1725. -
Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin Franklin publishes the first copy of the Poor Richards Almanac. -
George Washington Born
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Liberty Bell
The first liberty bell is hung in the Pennsylvania state house. -
Attack on Fort Duquesne
George Washington and his troops attack Fort Duquesne which became one of the first actions leading to the French and Indian war. -
French and Indian War
This is the last battle between the British and French to gain control of the Americas. The British gain all of Canada from a victory at the Plains of Abraham. -
Sugar Act
The British limited sugar quantities on the American Colonists and tax them extra. -
Stamp Act Repeal Request
9 of 13 American Colonies ask for the Stamp Act to be repealed. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act is placed on the colonists by the British government without the consent of the colonists which taxes stamps and paper goods. -
Mason Dixon Line
The Mason Dixon Line Establishes the territorial boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. -
Boston Massacre
Known as the first battle in the American Revolution, the Massacre occurred when British troops fired upon a mob of colonists in Boston who were demonstrating against the British. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Mohawks dumped tea from the British East India Company into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The quartering act which allowed British regulars to go into any colonist's home and be fed were among many other outstanding acts that aroused the colonists to fight. -
Battle Of Lexington
"One if by land, two if by sea." The famous words of Paul Revere who organized the resistance against the British regulars coming to attack. The next day the battle at Lexington in which over 200 were killed starting the American Revolution. -
Commander of the US Army
The Continental Congress now appoints George Washington to be the first Commander in Chief in which he goes to Boston to take charge of the fighting there. -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration proclaimed the independence of America from England and formally started the war on the British. -
US Flag
Besty Ross designs the first flag as the stars and stripes which the Congress adopts as the national flag. -
Articles of Confederation are signed
This is the first Constitution of the US later to be remade into the US Constitution. -
French Treaty
The treaty of Amity and Commerce starts when France recognizes the new nation and allies with them in the war. -
Britain Recognizes American Independence.
This erupts in a full-scale war between the two countries. -
The Constitutional Convention
The first meeting happens in 1787 and the Constitution is put into effect in 1789. -
First US President
In 1789 in New York, George Washing was granted the full powers and responsibility of the presidency by the US Constitution. -
NYSE created
The New York Stock Exchange is created -
Kentucky is the 15th State
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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney invents the Cotton gin, this helps the south to eventually produce cotton and boosts the economy. -
Tennessee becomes the 16th state to enter the Union
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Adams is the 2nd President
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George Washington Dies