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Virginia Slave Code passed
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George Washington is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod
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The Colonies fought against the French and their Native allies.
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King George III issues the Royal Proclamation which limited the westward expansion of the American colonies
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A deadly riot between British soldiers and patriots
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Bostonians led by Josiah Quincy and Samuel Adams discussed the new British tax on tea and subsequently boarded three ships in the nearby harbor, tossing the 342 chests of tea overboard
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The colonies fought for their freedom
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Patrick Henry gives his famous speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses
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The first major success of the Americans in the Revolutionary War
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The Colonies declare their independence from Britain
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British surrendered at Yorktown, ending the Revolutionary War
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John Fitch invents a steamboat
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The Constitution goes into effect
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George Washington is unanimously elected president of the new nation
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Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin