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The Selling of Joseph was a very early anti-slavery tract, published by one of the most influential men during his day.
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The colony of Saybrook, Connecticut passed an act to establish a collegiate school, which became one of the leading schools in the nation.
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The British Queen Anne established the royal colony of New Jersey by combining the American provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey.
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The war was caused due to the British seizing lands from Native Americans who resented them. The British colonists suffered at the beginning but ultimately ended with a British win.
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Following the Queen Anne's War, France gave up land to Britain via a treaty, which the Native Americans did not like. Furthermore, the British began settling on the land, further angering the Native Americans.
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British colonists were fighting with the Wabanaki Confederacy who had the support of the French. The battle ended with a British win, and allowed for more land to be settled for the British.
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The Carolinas were originally established by independent British colonists, but the British king bought them from colonists, placing them under the British crown.
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This act eliminated the taxes paid by Britain on the iron imported from its American colonies. It also said that the American colonies should not use iron for production and export it in raw form to Britain.
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This war was fought between British colonies in North America and the French colonies as well as their allies. The war ended with a British victory.
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After the French and Indian War had ended, the King George II of Britain issued a Royal Proclamation. This proclamation was aimed at protecting the rights of the Native Americans. It said that the colonists should not settle on the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists didn’t like this.