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Education
Most colonial schools were restricted to white children. However, in New York, an Anglican church group ran a school for free. African Americans, as well as for Native Americans and poor whites. -
Anne Bradstreet-First Colonial Poet
The first colonial poet was Anne Bradstreet. Her book The Tenth Musr, Lately Sprung Up in America was first published in 1650, in England. It was not published in Boston until after her death. -
English Bill of Rights
An event that further boosted parilamentary power. King William and Queen Mary signed theEnglish Bill of Rights. A bill of rights is a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect. It restated many of the rights granted by the Magna Carta. -
Great Awakening
The Greeat Awakening led to the rise of many new churches. Methodists and Baptists, which had been small sects or groups, grew quickly. -
Triangular Trade
By about 1700's slave traders in the british colonies had developed a regular rountine, know as the triangualr trade was a three way tarde between the colonies, the islands of the Caribbean, and Africa -
Albany Congress
Expecting war to break out soon, the British government called a meeting of colonial leaders. It took place in Albany, New York. The British wanted the colonies to agree to cooperate in defending themselves against the French. -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain wanted to avoid further wars with Native Americans on the frontier. Therefore, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an umpopular law that was passed by Parliameny in Early 1765. It requires all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. The stamps had to be placed on newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty soon organized in port cities to stop the East India Company tea from being unloaded. They threatened ship captains who were bringing in the tea and colonial tea merchants who said they would buy it. -
Tea Act
In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act. It was intended to help the Bristish East India Company, one of Britains most important companies. -
Second Continental Congress
As the crisis wit Britain deepened, the Second Continental Congress came together in Philiadelphia in May 1775. The delegates included Thomas Jefferson, a young lawyer from Virginia; Boston merchant John Hancock; and Benjamin Franklin of Philiadelphia. -
Patriots Against Loyalists
By 1775, a split was develping in the American colonies. Colonists who favored independence and were willing to fight for it took the name Patriots. Those who remained loyal to Britain and the king called themselves Loyalists. -
Commen Sence
In January 1776, a 50-page pamphlet titles Commen Sence was published in Philiadelphia by Thomas Paine. The pamphlet stimulated broad support for independence. -
The Final Battle
Trapped by American and French forces, the British were forced to surrender at the Battle of Yorktown. The British defeat marked the end of the fighting in the American Revolution. -
French and Indian War Begins
In 1753, the French began building forts to back their clain to the land between Lake Erie anf the Ohio River. This news alarmed the Virginia Colonly, which also claimed the Ohio River valley
