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In 1700 boston has a population of 275,000 people
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Carolina is divided in North and South
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Tea is introduced to the Colonies
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Quakers make an opposition to slavery in the united states
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Poor Richards Almanac is published by benjamin franklin.
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The liberty bell is placed in pennslyvania state house
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Because of land and trading disagreements tensions grow high between France and England then washington beats french forces and builds fort necessity
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General Braddok is defeated in pennslyvania leaving the backwoods of british territory undefended
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Great Britain and France have now officially declared war on each other on american soil. The french capture fort aswego on the great lakes
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French Forces take Fort william Henry
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Britain made peace with the Iroquois Shawnee and delaware Indians
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Britain takes fort niagra and the French abandon fort Crown point which gives britain control of the west frontier.
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British effectively end the war by raising a flag over detriot.
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The war is over and the treay of paris is signed. All french posessions east of the mississippi except new orleans are given to the british and west of the mississppi are given to spain.
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Increased duties on goods such as coffee and textiles intended to pay for the French and Indian War. This caused outrage in boston complaints about taxation without representation and boston refuseing to import british goods
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Stamp Act put taxes on paper goods without representation from the colonies and the Quatering act required colonist to house british troops. As a result the sons of liberty are founded and they fight againist stamp agents the stamp act congress occurs resulting in a petition being sent to king george and businesses refused to sell the stamps.
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The Stamp Act is repealed after testimony from Benjamin Franklin. Parliament passed the Declaratory Act which provides the British government the ability to legislate laws on the colonies
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Introduced taxes on other items like paper, glass and tea as a reaction to this boston renstates non importation of british goods.
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Samuel Adams sends letter of protest to britsh government which prompts legislative assemblies. After confrontations with custom officials the liberty is seized and violence breaks out and british troops arrive.
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British military kill five colonist and injure six and because of this england reapeals part of the townsend act except for dues on tea.
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Due to the tea act and the underselling of colonial tea by the east india company a group of boston activist dress as indians and board a ship and dump 342 casks of tea into the harbor.
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they adopt declarations in resolves againist british actions such as the coercive acts and quartering of troops. the colonist proclaim they have the rights to life liberty and property.
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In order to stop the build up of colonial militia british troops head to destroy an arms depot in concord massachusetts.
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In 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote and signed the declaration of Independence along with the other founding fathers.
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British are defeated at saratoga
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Due to the persuasion of benjamin franklin the french joined the war effort with the americans.
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Jean andre is arrested leading to the exposure of benedict arnolds plans to give west point to the british.
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General Cornwallis is defeated in yorktown and the articles of confederation are ratified.
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American and British Forces talk of peace
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Americans and the british sign the treaty of paris reconizing the the americans independence.
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In this convention this group makes a draft for the constitution to be submitted for ratification.
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With the help of the federalist papers the constitution is ratified and an agreement is made to make a bill of rights to protect the natural rights of the citizens
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George Washington is unanimously elected the 1st president of the united states of america
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A religious movement that spread all across america
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As a compromise the bill of rights were added and ratified with the constitution
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Eli whitney invents the cotton gin speeds up the process of manufacturing cotton makes more demand on slaves
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due to a tax on whiskey a rebellion breaks out as a protest and george washington puts a stop to it
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put in place to help with threats from aliens that were harmful to the country
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In 1800 the white house is completed with the library of congress and john adams moves in