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Colonial population increases
New England colonial population increases from 100,000 to 400,000; Middle Atlantic colonial population increases from 50,000 to 250,000; 250,000 immigrants and Africans arrive in the colonies -
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African slaves
British and Anglo-American ships transport 3 million African slaves to the Americas -
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British North America population grows
Population of British North America grows from 250,000 to 2.5 million -
New Jersey
East and West Jersey unite into colony of New Jersey -
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War of the Spanish Succession
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Delaware
Delaware separates from Pennsylvania -
Negro Act
Virginia passes "Negro Act" consolidating and tightening earlier slave laws -
North Carolina
North Carolina becomes fully independent of South Carolina -
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pan-Indian war
Tuscaroras lead pan-Indian war against settlers in the Carolinas -
Benjamin Wadsworth
Benjamin Wadsworth publishes The Well-Ordered Family -
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Yamasee War
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Pennsylvania
Large numbers of Scots-Irish arrive in Pennsylvania -
Printer Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin becomes Pennsylvania's official printer -
Georgia
Colony of Georgia established -
John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger acquitted of libel in New York City -
Almshouse in NYC
First permanent almshouse built in New York City -
Delaware Indians
Delaware Indians acquiesce to Walking Purchase -
Stono rebellion; Eliza Lucas
Stono rebellion; Eliza Lucas takes charge of her father's South Carolina estates -
George Whitefield
George Whitefield launches 15-month preaching tour of the colonies -
Gilbert Tennent
Gilbert Tennent expelled from the Presbyterian Church -
Sarah Grosvenor
Sarah Grosvenor dies as a result of a botched abortion -
William Moraley
William Moraley publishes an account of his time in America -
Scottish Catholics
40,000 Scottish Catholics shipped to the Carolinas after a failed rebellion -
Boston riots
Impressment leads to 3 days of rioting in Boston -
Apaces peace
Spanish settlers in Texas make peace with the Apaches -
Resistance to Anglican bishop
American colonists resist appointment of an Anglican bishop for the North American colonies -
Fort Duquesne
George Washington launches surprise attack on Fort Duquesne -
Albany Congress
Albany Congress convenes -
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French and Indian War
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George Tennent
George Tennent initiates effort to reunite the Presbyterian Church -
William Pitt
William Pitt takes charge of British war effort -
Paxton Boys
Paxton Boys attack Conestoga Indians -
Pontiac efforts
Pontiac launches pan-Indian revolt to drive out British -
Peace of Paris
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Proclamation Line of 1763
British establish Proclamation Line of 1763 -
Green Mtn. Boys; Sugar Act
Green Mountain Boys resist NY authorities; Sugar Act passed -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act passed, Stamp Act Congress convenes -
Sandy Creek Association; Declaratory Act
Sandy Creek Association formed; Stamp Act repealed; and Declaratory Act passed -
Townshend Act
Townshend Act passed -
Boston Massacre
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Battle of Alamance Creek
Battle of Alamance Creek, North Carolina -
Boston Tea Party
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Coercive Acts; Continental Congress
Coercive Acts passed; Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia -
Continental Congress; Continental Army
Continental Congress established; Continental Army -
Continental Congress meets with Iroquois Confederacy
Representatives of the Continental Congress meet with representatives of the 6 nations of the Iroquois Confederacy -
Dunmore
Dunmore issues his proclamation -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Battle of Bunker HIll
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New Jersey
New Jersey constitution enfranchises all free inhabitants, including women and free blacks, who meet property qualifications -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense -
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Continental Army defeated by British
British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat -
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Battle of Trenton and Princeton
Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey -
Independence Day
Continental Congress publicly declares independence -
Battle of Saratoga
Patriot victory at Saratoga -
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Valley Forge
Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation ratified by 8 states -
France alliance
France enters into formal alliance with the U.S. -
Iroquois Confederacy wiped out
Patriot forces wipe out Iroquois Confederacy villages on New York frontier -
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Quock Walker and Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman
Quock Walker and Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman successfully sue for their freedom in Massachusetts -
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Northern emancipation laws
Northern states pass gradual emancipation laws -
Articles of Confederation ratified
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Yorktown
British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia -
Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson enlists in Continental Army under the name of Robert Shurtliff -
Newburgh
Officers encamped at Newburgh, New York, threaten to mutiny -
Treaty of Paris signed
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Fort Stanwix
U.S. commissioners meet with Iroquois delegates at Fort Stanwix, New York -
Northwest Land Ordinance
Northwest Land Ordinance passed Annapolis Convention -
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Shays's Rebellion
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Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia; Northwest Land Ordinance revised -
U.S. Constitution ratified
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Alexander Hamilton; Judiciary Act of 1789
Alexander Hamilton named secretary of the treasury; Judiciary Act of 1789 passed -
Public elementary education
Massachusetts institutes free public elementary education for all children -
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French Revolution
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George Washington presidency
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Spinning mill
Spinning mill designed and built by Samuel Slater opens -
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Little Turtle
Little Turtle leads pan-Indian alliance against American settlements in the Ohio valley -
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Cotton production and slave population increases
Cotton production in the South increases from 3,000 to 330,000 bales annually; U.S. slave population more than doubles from 700,000 to 1.5 million -
Bill of Rights ratified
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Saint Domingue
Free and enslaved blacks revolt against French rule in Saint Domingue -
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Washington City capital
New capital of Washington City constructed -
Neutrality Act passed
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Cotton gin
Eli Whitney invents cotton gin -
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Yellow Fever
Yellow fever epidemic paralyzes Philadelphia -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion; Bethel African-American Methodist Church in Philadelphia founded -
Jay Treaty and Pinckney Treaty ratified
Jay Treaty and Pinckney Treaty ratified; Democratic-Republicans and Federalists contest presidential election -
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John Adams presidency
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Alien and Sedition Acts passed