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Virginia Slave Codes of 1705 passed by the House of Burgesses.
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Slaves revolt in New York killing 9 and injuring 6 more.
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Mission San Antonio de Valero established by the Spanish. Site of the Alamo fort.
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George Whitefield begins traveling preaching personal salvation leading to the first great awakening.
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The Plantation Act passed to promote immigration to the colonies.
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The French and Indian War begins between the British and the French in the New world with Native peoples fighting for both sides.
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The Seven Years' War begins out of the conflict of the French and Indian War.
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British take Quebec essentially ending the French and Indian War.
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Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War. New lines are drawn on the map giving new territories to England.
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First Acts issued by British Parliament in an effort to pay for the recent war.
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Descent grows in the colonies as more voices call for fair representation. Parliament attempts to pacify them and continue its crackdown on smuggling with the Quartering and Stamp Acts.
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Through protests, the colonies get the Stamp Act repealed. Parliament issues the Declaratory Act.
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Parliament passes the Townshend Acts
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A riot in Boston results in the deaths of colonists as tensions near a breaking point.
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Parliament passes the Tea Act. The Boston Tea Party takes place causing further military crackdown on the city.
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The so called Intolerable Acts are passed by Parliament. The First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia and sends a petition to the King to repeal these Acts.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord kick off the American War for Independence. Second Continental Congress meets and declares war on Britain and places George Washington at the head of the army. Important battles such as Fort Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Boston, and Quebec.
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Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense" which causes more colonists to want freedom from Britain. Colonies declare independence from Britain. Many more battles, often favoring the British, take place finishing the year with Washington's attack at Trenton.
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Many battles fought, still favoring the British. Americans on the retreat most of the time but a successful campaign by Washington to take Saratoga.
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The French agree to help the new Untied States against the British.
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Congress ratifies the Articles of Confederation.
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With the help of the French, British surrender at Yorktown.
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The United States Constitution is ratified.
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Revolution in France overturns the monarchy and puts in place a consulate.
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The Bill of Rights is ratified.
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