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Yamasee War
The Yamasee War was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715–1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others. -
San Antonio, Texas founded by Spanish
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1754-1763 French & Indian War (Seven Years' War)
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Passage of the Stamp Act
Britain passes the Stamp Act, imposing a tax on legal documents, newspapers, even playing cards. -
British Troops Occupy Boston
British troops land in Boston to enforce the Townshend duties (taxes on paint, paper, tea, etc., passed in June 1767) and clamp down on local radicals. -
Committees of Correspondence Established
Committees of Correspondence are established throughout the colonies to coordinate American response to British colonial policy. This represents an important move toward cooperation, mutual action, and the development of a national identity among Americans. -
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1775-1783 American Revolution
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Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts
The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts -
1776 Declaration of Independence (13 Colonies)
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Treaty of Paris Officially Ends the War
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U.S. Constitution Replaces Articles of Confederation
A convention of states in Philadelphia proposes the Constitution to replace the much looser central government operating under the Articles of Confederation -
First president
George Washington