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The House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705.
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North Carolina fights a war against the Tuscarora people. It lasts for over three years.
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New York State revolt of 1712
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George Whitefield leads the First Great Awakening. He goes around the country, saying that all Christians can have a personal relationship with God.
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The Plantation Act is passed. It encourages immigration to the colonies.
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King George's War is fought in North America.
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Princeton University is founded with Jonathon Dickinson as the first president.
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lighting rod.
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The population of the colonies is roughly 1.5 million.
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The French and Indian War is fought between the British and the French.
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The Sugar Act is intended to raise revenues. The Currency Act is intended to prevent the Colonies from printing money.
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The Stamp Act is passed in Parliament. This act taxes anything printed in the colonies.
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Parliament repeals the Stamp Act but passes the Declaratory Act saying that they have power to pass whatever they want.
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British soldiers shoot and kill several several people while being harassed by a mob.
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Parliament passes the Tea Act. The act was passes to help the struggling British East India Company.
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The Sons Of Liberty throw 92,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea Act.
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Parliament passes the Intolerable acts which include: Boston Port Act (March 31)
Administration of Justice Act (May 20),
Massachusetts Government Act (May 20),
A second Quartering Act (June 2), and
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The first battle fought in the Revolutionary war.
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The battle was fought following the the Siege of Boston.
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Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. It is a major hit in the Colonies.
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The Second Continental Congress approves the Declaration if Impedance.
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Nathan Hale is captured and hung for espionage.
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The Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War.
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Benjamin Franklin credited for creating the first pair of bifocals.
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George Washington inaugurated as first president of the United States.
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin.
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