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South Carolina gets its own governor
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Carolina divides to become North and South Carolina
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England's King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board
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The war between England and France over control of the Ohio River Valley. Both sides wanted control so they could expand into the area
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A street fight between an American colonist and British soldier that escalated into a bloody massacre
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A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. They boarded the ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government responded harshly and it escalated into the American Revolution.
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Meet in Philadelphia with 56 delegates representing every colony besides Georgia
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A time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the United States.
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The Declaration of Independence is adopted by Continental Congress in Philadelphia
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The first U.S. Constitution is adopted by Continental Congress
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Great Britain finally acknowledges Americas Independence, causing the war to come to an end.
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Protest of high state taxes by farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina
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Constitutional Congress meets in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution
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George Washington is elected in a vote by state electors
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Meet for the first time in New York City and hears its first case in the 2 years to follow
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First ten amendments were ratified
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin causing the increase in demand for slave labor
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John Adams is inaugurated as the second president