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named for Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend.
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The two regiments of English infantry land in Boston and set up permanent residence to keep order.
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Ratification of the United States Bill of Rights.
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Constitution goes into effect.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord, followed by the Siege of Boston.
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Benjamin Franklin, Massachusetts' agent in London, is questioned before Parliament.
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Parliament passes the Tea Act.
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Samuel Adams organizes the Committees of Correspondence
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Battle of Alamance in North Carolina
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In which British troops wound civilians, including one death
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To the Betrayed Inhabitants of the City and Colony of New York broadside published by the local Sons of Liberty.
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Liberty Pole erected in New York City commons in celebration of the Stamp Act repeal.
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To help defray the cost of keeping troops in America, Parliament enacts.
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Prohibiting the colonies from issuing paper money, are passed by Parliament.
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Formally ends the French and Indian War.
France cedes most of its territories in North America to Great Britain. -
New England Planters immigrate to Nova Scotia, Canada
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(1760−1791) in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together for independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combining to form the United States of America.
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This ends most fighting in North America between France and Great Britain in the French and Indian War.King George II of Great Britain dies.