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The creation of Yale University is passed by the Colony of Connecticut.
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The Royal Colony of New Jersey is established by Queen Anne.
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Deerfield, Massachusetts was attacked by the French and Indian forces during Queen Anne's War. 56 people were killed and over 100 were captured that were from Deerfield.
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Newspaper was published again for the second try and was successful.
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During the New York slave revolt, 6 suicides and 21 executions occured.
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The Queen Anne's War ended with France signing a certain treaty.
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North Carolina is established as a Crown Colony.
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George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
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Freedom of the Press was recognized by New York after the John Peter Zenger trial.
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A second slave revolt in New York happened just after 29 years to the prior event. 17 slaves were hanged, 13 were burned, and 70 were deported.
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod after flying a kite with a key in the middle of the kite during a thunderstorm.
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George Washington and his troops attack Fort Duquesne.
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The Battle of Fort Necessity happens in Pennsylvania.
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The Sugar act is put upon the Colonies. It taxed lumber, food, molasses, and rum.
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The Stamp Act is established. It taxed anything that used paper including stamps, newspaper, and envelopes. The term Taxation without Representation is created.
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The Townshend Acts are established. They taxed the use of glass, paper, tea, and even painter's lead. All will be repealed in about 3 years, except the tax on tea.
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The Boston Massacre was when the British killed 5 innocent protesters and was a huge deal to America nationwide.
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The Townshend Acts are repealed, except the taxation on tea, so that the British can show that they still have power over us.
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Samuel Adams makes the Committee of Correspondence.
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Americans dumped hundreds of pounds of tea into the sea to prove something to the British.
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The British Parliament closes the Port of Boston after the Boston Tea Party.
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The Quartering Act is put upon America, which forced Americans to let British Soldiers into their homes.
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George Washington is elected Commander of the Continental Army.
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Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
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George Washington and the Continental Army defeat Charles Cornwallis in Princeton, New Jersey.
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The Flag that used stars and stripes was adopted to be the main flag that is flown in battle.
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The Battles of Saratoga were huge turning points in the war.
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Benjamin Franklin and John Adams convince France to help us win the war against the British.
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After multiple losses in the battles of Brandywine, Paoli, Germantown, and the Battle of the Clouds, George Washington sets up camp at Valley Forge.
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Washington and Rochambeau join forces at Williamsburg and later meet Cornwallis at Yorktown. Cornwallis surrenders to Washington and Rochambeau. Yorktown was the last major battle in the war.
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Since Lord North resigned, that meant that a new cabinet will be in power which meant that the British could now see America as an independent country.
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The Bald Eagle is now the national bird.
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America adopta a decimal coinage system.
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George Washington passes his final address that stated that we stay out of foreign wars.
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