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Yale, one of the most presigious schools in America, is founded as one of the first collegiate schools in the new world. -
Blackbeard, one of the mot famously known pirates on earth, is killed in North Carolina after a long life of pillaging. -
Between 1750 and 1775 Georgia's enslaved population grew in size from less than 500 to approximately 18,000 people. -
The Industrial Revolution, one of the most important eras in the history of the American economy, begins. -
Colonist protests lead to British soldiers openeing fire on innocents, killing 3 men and injuring 8. -
Colonists in disguise break onto a British tea ship and dump nearly all of their tea into the bay, causing British uproar and fueling the conflict that became the American Revolution. -
America gains it's independence from Great Britain after a long war. They signify this by writing a document. -
The widley known as weak, the Articles of Confederation are created in an attempt to esabish a stable governemnt in the young United States. -
The founding fathers underwhent a long process in Philadelphia to improve their governent, forming the constitution. -
George Washington, the first president and commander of the revolutionaries, dies on Mount Vernon.