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Delaware
Delaware separates from Pennslyvania becoming its own, new colony. -
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The French and Indian War
The conflict between the British and French for control of eastern North America. The British end up winning the war. -
Boston Massacre
It started out as a riot, then led to British soldiers being shot and killed and people dying. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonial patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians board ships in the Boston Harbor and dump all of the tea on the ship overboard, in protest of the British Tea Tax. -
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American Revolution
A war of independence fought between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies located on the eastern seaboard of North America. -
Declaration of Independece
Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. This took place in Philadelphia. -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation. Which is the first U.S. constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty that was signed in Paris ended the American Revolutionary War. This document formally recognized America's independence and ceded most of the territory east of the Mississippi River to the U.S. -
George Washinton
George Washington is inaugurated as president. -
U.S. Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court meets for the first time in New York City. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin which causes an increase in the need for slave labor. -
John Adams
John Adams is inaugurated as the second president of the United States.
