1700-1800

  • New Jersey Colony is established

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    The Great Awakening

    A time of great religious outburst and spread. Protestant mainly
  • Georgia Colony founded

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    Seven Years' War

    War in North America between the British and the French and allied Native American Tribes over boundaries of their territories in North America. Started in 1754 when a feud between Native Americans and colonists turned violent. Resulted in French losing most of their territory to Britain
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763

    Created the proclamation line marking the Appalachian Mountains as the boundary between Indian and British territories
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    Pontiac's War

  • Sugar Act Passed

    Was targeting the smuggling of molasses. Criminals caught also were not tried by jury but by a vice admiralty courts
  • Currency Act

    Restricted the colonies production of hard money
  • Sons of Liberty Formed

    A resistance group to coordinate and spread more resistance to British Parliament bills
  • Stamp Act

    First internal tax colonies had to pay to Britain. Required documents printed on paper to have a stamp showing the tax was paid
  • Virginia Resolves Passed

    In response to the Stamp Act, this act was passed to resist the Stamp act and stated that colonists were entitled to all rights that their fellow Britons possessed.
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    Stamp Act Congress

    Issued a Declaration of Rights and Grievances to Britain for the Stamp act and claimed their allegiance to the crown and Paliament, but also have a right to trial by jury and taxation by their own elected representatives.
  • Stamp Act repealed

    Parliament repealed the controversial bill
  • Declaratory Act Passed

    Gave parliament the right to tax the colonies
  • Townshend Act passed

    A tax on various materials, such as lead, class, paint, tea etc. Went into effect on this date
  • Boston Massacre

    5 Colonists in Boston died as a result of a protest turning violent
  • Declaratory Act Repealed

  • Tea Act Passed

    Allowed the East India Company to import tea without paying the normal import tax
  • Regulating Act Passed

    Allowed Parliament to take control of the East India Company
  • Boston tea Party Occurs

    Sons of liberty disguise themselves and sneak onto a ship to dump all of the tea into the harbor
  • Boston Port act passed

    Part of the Intolerable Acts, this act shut down the Boston Harbor and cut off all trade in and out of the Harbor
  • Massachusetts Government Act

    Part of the Intolerable Acts, it dissolved the local government and put the colony directly under the control of the British.
  • Administration of Justice Act

    Part of the Intolerable Acts, this act allowed any British official to be tried in Britain rather than in Massachusetts.
  • Quartering Act Passed

    Part of the Intolerable acts, this act allowed the British to place troops in Colonists homes when they arrived at the colonies.
  • The First Continental Congress Convenes

    Delegates from all colonies but Georgia met and issued a Declaration of Rights and Grievences and Continental Association
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The British, while suffering heavy casualties, fought and won the battle to force the militia in the fort to retreat
  • Proclamation for Suppressing and Rebellion and Sedition

    A proclamation from the King saying that the colonies were being misled by dangerous men and dismissed the colonies petition
  • Declaration of Independence Passed

    'Merica baby
  • Hessians Arrive in America

    German Mercenary group arrives in New England
  • Battle of Long Island

    The Hessians attacked and won a battle against the Revolutionaries, was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War
  • Washington Crosses the Delaware

    General George Washington crossed the Delaware with his army to surprise attack the hessians in a major victory for the army
  • Treaty of Amity and Commerce

    Signed between America and France, it allied the 2 nations against the British
  • Articles of Confederation Signed

  • Revolutionary War ends

    Peace negotiations were made in France to end the war
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    Shays' Rebellion

    Due to farmer not able to repay their debts, followers of Shays took up arms to prevent the foreclosure of their properties.
  • Constitution Ratified

  • George Washington Elected First President

  • Washinton DC becomes Capital

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    Whiskey Rebellion