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Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for England's indebted prisoners. It also protected other colonies from Spanish invasion.
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The French and Indian War was a war between the the British and French colonies. Each side had allies with native tribes and their home countries.
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The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers killed many people while a mob was taking place.
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The Boston Tea Party was an event were colonists boarded the tea carrying ships and threw all the tea overboard to make a political point about taxation without representation.
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The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia with representatives to represent every colony except Georgia. They considered a plan of union of Great Britain and the Colonies. They listed their grievances and planned to meet again if England did not change its ways.
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The American Revolutionary War was fought by the colonists against the British. The American colonists were fighting for their independence from England.
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These were the first military battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, but the colonists inflicted significant casualties against the British enemy. This battle was a confidence boost for the colonists.
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The Continental Congress signed and declared the Declaration of Independence from England.
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The Continental Congress approved of the first United States flag.
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The Articles of Confederation are written up and adopted.
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The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War.
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George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States of America.
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The Bill of Rights is made up of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney to increase production of cotton which increased the need for slave labor.
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John Adams is inaugurated as the second President of the United States of America.
