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The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies and English Company Trading to the East Indies merge to into the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies.
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The Yamasee turn against Carolina and nearly destroyed it
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The French found New Orleans in North America
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The first Great Awakening, a series of religious revivals
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The french and Indian War is fought in colonial North America
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The Stamp Act is introduced to colonial North America by British Parliament
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The American Revolution starts
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord is fought
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The Battle of Bunker is fought
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The battle of Quebec is fought
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The Declaration of Independence is delivered to Britain
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Thomas Jefferson writes the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Sullivan's Island is fought
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The Continental Congress declares independence
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The Continental Congress approves the final wording of the Declaration of Independence
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The Declaration of Independence is signed
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The Battle of Trenton is fought
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The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution
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The Northwest Indian War fought between the United States and Native Americans
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George Washington is elected as America's first President
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The New Your Stock and Exchange Board is founded