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Beginning of Queen Anne's War
Dispute over who should succeed King Charles II due to the fact he had no heirs. -
New Jersey is established
Queen Anne established the colony of New Jersey by combining East and West Jersey. -
Queen Anne's War ends
The British were victorious and signed a treaty in 1713. -
Yamasee War
War fought between British colonists in South Carolina and several Native American tribes. -
Dummer's War
The Queen Anne’s War ended in 1713 with British victory. As part of the treaty, the French gave up several areas to the British. Some of these areas were originally occupied by Native American tribes, so they didn’t like the terms of the treaty. -
Battle of Pequawket
A battle during Dummer's War, a small army of British colonists were ambushed by a group of Pequawket men. -
The Iron Act
Passed by the British Parliament this act eliminated taxes paid by Britain on the iron imported from American colonies. -
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The French and Indian War
This war was fought between British colonies in North America and the French colonies. During the same time the Seven Years War was being fought in Europe. -
Sugar Act
In the Sugar Act, the parliament reduced the taxes of the Molasses Act but said that the tax will now be strictly enforced. This took place at a time when the economic conditions of North American colonies were not good. -
Stamp Act
The British parliament wanted to collect this money from the colonists. So it imposed a new tax through the Stamp Act. The Act said that if anyone wanted to print any material in North American colonies, they should do so on the embossed papers imported from London. -
Boston Massacre
A group of protestors were abusing a group of British soldiers and taunting them with clubs and stones. The soldiers then opened fire and killed three people. -
Boston Tea Party
After the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773, the Sons of Liberty strongly protested against the Act. As part of their protests, they boarded British ships carrying tea in December 1773 and destroyed the shipment by throwing the tea chests into the harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first armed engagement between British forces and the American revolutionaries. This is where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. -
Signing of Declaration of Independence
Declared the United States Independence from Great Britain. -
Treaty of Paris
Ends the American War on Independence. -
U.S. Constitution is Composed
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Bill of Rights
Ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution -
Construction of the White House begins
