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Bithdate
He was born in Newark, New Jersey. -
Population of the British colonies is approximately 1,610,000
The population of the British colonies is approximately 1,610,000. -
Parliament Passes the Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposes taxes on all newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, dice, almanacs, and pamplets, raising the issue of taxation without representation. -
Townsend Acts are created
The Townsend Acts require the colonists to pay an import duty on tea, glass, oil, lead, paper, and paint. -
Graduated From College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
He Graduated from College of New Jersey in 1772. There is no exact date. -
Colonists burn the British schooner Gaspee
The colonists burned the British customs schooner Gaspee after it ran aground. -
Intolerable Acts are created.
In reprisal for the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament enacts the first of the "Intolerable Acts," closing Boston harbor to all shipping until payment for the destryed tea was made. -
The first antislavery society is organized
The first antislavery society in the colonies is organized in Philadelphia -
New Jersey gives part of inhabitants the right to vote
New Jersey gives "all inhabitants" of adult age with a net worth of 50 pounds the right to vote. Woman property have the vote until 1807, when the state limited the vote tp "free, white males." -
Vermont becomes first political unit to abolish slavery
Vermont becomes the first political unit in the world to abolish slavery. -
Spain declares war on England
Spain declares war on England. -
Revolutionary Army officers form the Society of Cincinnati
Revolutionary Army officers form the Society of Cincinnati. -
Elected to the United States Senate
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Thomas Jefferson Elected to President
Thomas Jefferson was elected to President. -
Burr ties with Jefferson in election
On this day the votes were counted it was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr with 73 votes for each of them.There was alot of trouble involved in figuring out who was going to win. After many times of voting though Jefferson was finally elected President. -
Beggining of Vice Presidency
He bagan his Vice Presidency after losing to Thomas Jefferson. -
Hamilton is killed
After being defeated by Hamilton, Burr was angry with some of the things he had said. Burr first demanded that he apologize, but he could not recall what he had done. So Burr and Hamilton aranged for a duel along the bank of the Hudson River. Burr then shot Hamilton here. -
End of Vice Presidency
He ended his Vice Presidency. -
Capturing of Burr
Aaron Burr commited treason. He was wanting to expand and make things more developed. No one thought about his ideas, they just took the key evidence and took him in. -
Deathdate
He died in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York.
