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Yale, a private Ivy League university, was established and is the third oldest institution of higher education in the US.
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The Great Awakening was different Christian revival that went over Britain and the 13 colonies.
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Georgia was established as a colony. It was the last of the 13 colonies to be established.
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An act imposed by the British that put a tax on documents. This was one of the acts that led to the revolution.
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A massacre where nine British soldiers shot several people in a crowd who were harassing them.
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An American protest where the Sons of Liberty dressed as natives and destroyed an entire shipment of tea. This happened because of the tax on tea.
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The start of a war that led to American independence.
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A document that officially separated the 13 colonies from Great Britain.
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First constitution between the 13 states of America.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This made cotton production a lot easier and more efficient. This caused plantations to grow and led to a growth in slavery.