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Piano
Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano. -
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The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America. -
The lightening rod
Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod -
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The Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)
The Seven Year war was a global conflict that spanned five continents. -
Proclamation Act of 1763
Proclamation stating that colonist could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Quartering Act
An act that made colonist house British troops. -
The Sugar Act
An act that placed a tax on colonist for buying sugar or molasses. -
The Stamp Act
An act placed on colonist that made them pay a tax for any printed document that needed to be shipped. -
The Townshend Acts
A series of taxes placed on the colonists so they would have to pay additional for household products. -
The Boston Massacre
An event that took place in the streets of Boston. British Troops open fire at colonists. -
The Boston Tea Party
An incident that occurred in the Boston harbor because colonists were so infuriated with the tea tax. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws created by the British parliament used to clamp down the colonists. -
Continental Army
was formed to secure American colonist' Independence -
Declaration of Independence
expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded on. -
George Washington's Inauguration
George Washington was announced as the fire president of U.S. -
The Supreme Court is Created
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John Adams is President
