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The House of Burgesses passed its first comprehensive slave code for the colonies. -
Religious revival spread across the continent, especially via itinerant circuit riding preachers.
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A conflict otherwise known as the French and Indian War was begun over a territorial rivalry with the Native tribes. It ultimately provided the English control over significant amounts of land and cemented the prominence of British authority in North America.
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A series of taxation acts were passed by the British parliament in an attempt to reap funds from the American colonists to pay off the nation's war debt from the French and Indian War.
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A conflict erupted in which several Bostonians were shot and killed publicly by British soldiers. -
The 13 colonies officially began a war against the English, aiming to separate themselves from the British government and form their own nation.
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The Founding Fathers signed a declaration of national independence from Britain. -
An American national constitution was created to enable the rule of law and divide governmental power into three branches. -
George Washington was elected as the United States' first president, with John Adams elected as the first vice president. -
The Bill of Rights was created, comprised of the first ten amendments of the Constitution. -
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney.