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Carolina
Carolina was divided into North and South Carolina -
Tea
Tea is introduced into the American colonies -
slavery statement
The Quakers make a statement opposing slavery in the
United States -
Province Hall
Work begins on construction of Province Hall (now
known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia -
Publishes Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richard's Almanac -
Conestoga wagon developed
The Conestoga wagon is developed in Pennsylvania,
helping improve overland travel into the frontier -
Calander
Britain and the British colonies switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar -
Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is placed in the Pennsylvania State
House -
Repeal Stamp Act
Nine of thirteen colonies ask for repeal of the Stamp
Act -
Boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland
Mason Dixon Line establishes the boundary between
Pennsylvania and Maryland -
Shawanoe
- Lt. Thomas Hutchins, a British Army engineer, begins mapping Ohio River and its tributaries, including the Cumberland River in Sumner County area. He called the river "Shawanoe"
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Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre occurs between colonists and British
regulars in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party - colonists dress as Indians and throw
English tea into Boston Harbor -
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Lexington between colonial militia and British
Army starts the American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence Signed
Members of the Continental Congress sign Declaration
of Independence -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation are signed -
Richard Henderson
Three parties of settlers arrived in Cumberland Valley. Instrumental in persuading the state legislature to take the
step was Richard Henderson. He entered into an agreement
with John Donelson and James Robertson. The small colony
they planted on the Cumberland River became Nashville -
forts built in Sumner
Mansker's, Bledsoe's and Asher's forts built in Sumner
to try and hold off a declared war by the Indians -
Peace Talks
Peace talks begin between Britain and America -
Davidson County created
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Britain recognizes American Independence
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Drakes Creek
Daniel Smith settled on Drakes Creek in what is now
Hendersonville and began the first two rooms of his
Rock Castle -
Sumner County
North Carolina's general assembly created Sumner
County from eastern part of Davidson County to provide
government to people settling outside Nashville -
Constitutional Convention meets
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Constitution is ratified
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The New York Stock Exchange was created
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Ziegler Station Incedent
At Ziegler's Station, ten people were killed and
eighteen taken prisoner by Indians. They were driven south
on a forced march to Chattanooga -
Kentucky becomes the 15th state
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
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Cumberland raid
Cumberland volunteers took part in raids that destroyed
Indian towns at Running Water and Nickajack on the Tennessee
River near the foot of Lookout Mountain -
Tennessee becomes the 16th state on June 1.
Tennessee becomes the 16th state on June 1. -
Cumberland
The Cumberland area became a part of the Territory of
the United States southwest of the River Ohio -
Britain becomes the first nation to introduce a national income tax
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stagecoach rout opened
A stagecoach route opened between Louisville and
Nashville. The White House Inn, for which city is named,
became important stop along the way