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Delaware Colony Granted Charter-Collegiate School (Yale) founded
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East & West Jersey became Province of New Jersey (royal colony)
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Treaty of Utrecht
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Yamasee War
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Mississippi Scheme-Mississippi Company
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Blackbeard killed by Robert Maynard-San Antonio TX founded by Spanish
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Dummers War (Father Rale's War)
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First Great Awakening
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Province of Georgia
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Russian America
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John Peter Zenger Trial
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King George's War
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Father Le Loutre's War
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Slavery begins in Georgia
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The Liberty Bell-Britain&British colonies switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar
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Albany Plan of Union
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Treaty of Easton
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French & Indian War-Pontiacs War-Treaty of Paris
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Mason Dixon Line
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California settled by Spanish
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Boston Massacre
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Spanish Missions
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Boston Tea Party
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Lord Dunmore's War-First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
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Siege of Boston-Crossing the Delaware River
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Declaration of Independence
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Continental Congress approves the first official flag of United States-Articles of Confederation-United States Constitution
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American Revolution-Valley Forge
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Shay's Rebellion
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Constitutional Convention
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George Washington elected President of United States-U.S. Constitution goes into effect-U.S. Congress meets for the first time at the Federal Hall in New York City
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U.S. Supreme Court meets for first time at the Merchants Exchange Building in New York City
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First 10 Amendments to the Constitution known as the Bill of Rights are ratified
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Court hears first case
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Eli Whitney's invention of the Cotton Gin
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John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President