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End of The French and Indian War
the french and Indian war pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France. -
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The Treaty of Paris ended The French and Indian War
the french received all land from the Mississippi river west, while the British received all the land from the Mississippi river east. -
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Jefferson writes the DOI
in 1776 Thomas Jefferson wasn't recognized as the principal author of the declaration of independence until the 1990s; the document was originally presented as a collective effort by the entire continental congress. -
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American and British battle of Saratoga
The battle marked the climax of the saratoga campaign, giving a victory to the American against the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
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congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
The U.S. Congress passes an act to prohibit importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States from any foreign kingdom, place, country.