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Yale College founded
Founded in New Haven, Connecticut, and is the 3rd oldest university in the US. -
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Queen Anne of England
Younger sister of Mary. -
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Queen Anne's War
The "War of the Spanish Succession" in Europe was happening at the same time. Series of wars fought between Great Britain and France in North America for control of the continent. English settlements were subject to brutal raids by French forces and their Indian allies. It broke out anew at the acceptance of the Spanish throne by a grandson of King Louis XIV of France in November, 1700. -
Invention- The Newcomen steam engine
The first "modern" steam engine. -
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The First Industrial Revolution
Textiles and Steam -
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King George I of England
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King George II of England
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Georgia is established
Georgia was the last of the 13 colonies to be established. Meant as a military barrier between Spanish-owned Florida and the Carolinas, and also as a refuge for former prisoners and the poor. -
Invention- the flying shuttle
Invented by John Kay; a machine that was an important step towards automatic weaving. -
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French and Indian War
Also called the 7 Years' War. France and Britain fight for seven years over the territory from Canada down the west side of the Mississippi River to New Orleans. -
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King George III of England
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The Sugar Act
Passed by the British, forbidding American importation of foreign run and taxing imported molasses, wine, silk, coffee, and a number of other luxury items. -
The Stamp Act
Passed by the British, taxing all colonial newspapers, advertisements, leases, licenses, pamphlets, and legal documents. -
The Townshend Acts
Named for the British secretary of the treasury, these are passed, taxing the colonists on imported paper, glass, lead, and tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Angered by the tea tax and the British East India Company’s monopoly on tea trade, the independent New England colonial merchants dump the precious cargo overboard into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts; Quebec Act
Also called the Coercive Acts; together with the Quebec Act;
Boston Port Bill- closed the city's harbor until restitution was made for destroyed tea. Attempt at British control.
Massachusetts Government Act- replaced colony's elective local council with an appointed one & forbad town meetings.
Administration of Justice Act- protected British officials.
Quartering Act- mandatory quartering of soldiers.
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First Continental Congress held
The First Continental Congress of fifty-five representatives (except from the colony of Georgia) meets in Philadelphia to discuss relations with Britain, the possibility of independence, and the hope of a peaceful solution. King George III scorns the thought of reconciliation and declares the colonies to be in a state of open rebellion. -
2nd Continental Congress held
Held in Philadelphia. -
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The Revolutionary War
The British Navigation acts, the closing of western lands, the restricting of the colonial currency, the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act, and The Townshend Acts enacted by the British Parliament contributed to the revolution of colonists. -
Paul Revere midnight ride
The American War of Independence begins. Paul Revere makes his midnight ride through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. -
Declaration of Independence
Document drafted by patriot and lawyer Thomas Jefferson. Declared independence of the United States from Great Britain. -
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, VA
English general Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, Virginia, ending six years of war between colonial America and Britain. -
Treaty of Paris
By the Treaty of Paris, the independence of the 13th colonies was recognized by Great Britain, and the French and Indian War ended. England now owns all of the territory from the eastern coastline west to the Mississippi. The first United States were born. -
Constitutional Convention
A large group of representatives from the newly independent colonies, including George Washington, James Madison (both future presidents of the United States), Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and many other delegates meet at the Philadelphia State House to discuss the future of the country and to draft a document reflecting Revolutionary ideals. -
Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States, a document organizing government into three branches—Executive (President), Legislative (Congress), and Judicial (Supreme Court)—is ratified. -
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President George Washington
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Bill of Rights
Ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual rights are ratified. They are called the Bill of Rights. -
White House
The first cornerstone of the presidential White House in Washington, D.C., is laid. -
Invention- Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney (1765–1825) invents the cotton gin, which speeds the process of separating the cotton from the seeds. -
Washington's Farewell Address
George Washington’s Farewell Address is published in Philadelphia’s Daily American Advertiser. He warns against the divisiveness of a party system and permanent foreign alliances, and cautions against an overpowerful military establishment. He then retires to his plantation home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. -
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President John Adams
2nd US president; lawyer, writer, and philosopher; serves a four-year term.
