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American Events from 1700 to 1800
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Newspaper
The first Newspaper was established in Boston -
Theater
The first theater was opened in the colonies -
Poor Richard's Almanac
The first edition of "Poor Richard's Almanac" was published -
Lightning Rod
Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod -
French and Indian War
A terrible “Seven Year War” breaks out -
Boston Massacre
A British soldier shot an American who was harassing him which resulted in the Boston Massacre -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist grew tired of paying ridiculous taxes that the British had on them so they decided to destroy over 1 million dollars worth of tea resulting in the Boston area Party -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress meets for the first time -
Revolutionary War Starts
The Revolutionary War starts between America and Great Britain -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought and was a great loss for the Americans -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed and passed -
Crossing of the Delaware
George Washington crosses the Delaware River for a surprise attack on the British -
First American Flag
The first American flag was made with 13 stars representing the 13 colonies -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established the new government -
Revolutionary War Ends
The Revolutionary War ends with America as the victors -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed which officially ended the Revolutionary War -
Shays Rebellion
Citizens did not like the state taxes so they began to violently rebel causing Shay’s Rebellion. -
Constitution Convention
The Constitutional Convention decides how America was going to be governed -
George Washington
George Washington was elected the first President of the United States -
Bill of Rights
All of the ten amendments were put together and sighed as the Bill of Rights -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented to decrease the time it took to separate seeds from cotton fibers -
John Adams
John Adams was elected President
