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First Great Awakening
The first Great Awakening happens, shaping Christianity into the form that we see it in today. -
King George's War
This war was one of the first French and Indian War fought in colonial North America -
French and Indian War
A more serious conflict in which Anglo colonists in North America fought against an alliance of Native Americans and the French -
Pontiac's War
This war was initiated by a group of Native American tribes in the Great Lakes region who were dissatisfied with the English rule and wished to rid the region of the English. It ended in their defeat. -
Treaty of Paris
The signing of this treaty ended both the Seven Years war and the French and Indian War. -
Boston Massacre
A deadly riot in which the British soldiers opened fire on a group of unarmed protesters in the streets of Boston. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress convenes. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress convenes. -
Boston Tea Party
Unhappy with the English's tea taxes, colonists dresses as feather Indians bordered English cargo ships holding tea and dumped it into the bay. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This Battle between colonists militia and British soldiers officially kicks off the Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A defeat for the colonists as they were sieged by the British from the sea. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is signed and the United States declares itself a free nation, cutting all ties with England. -
Battles of Saratoga
After not receiving any reinforcements, the British were handed a decisive defeat that likely had a large impact on the outcome of the war. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation are instated as the first supreme law of the land in the United States. -
Siege of Yorktown
A campaign by the French and Americans where the British were trapped in the fort of Yorktown and forced to surrender. -
First Constitutional Convention
Convention at which the Founding Fathers deliberated over the contents of the United States Constitution. -
George Washington
George Washington is elected as the first president of the United States. -
The Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening begins in the United States and last for the next couple decades. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is enacts, giving us our first couple of amendments to the Constitution -
John Adams
John Adams elected as the second president of the United States.