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The first theater in the colonies to open for business in Williamsburg Virginia when a contract is signed to build the theater.
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A public lecture in Boston by Jonathan Edwards, later published as "God Glorified in the Work of Redemption, by the Greatness of Man's Dependence upon Him, in the Whole of It," leads to the movement of the First Great Awakening.
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod earlier in the year proving that lightning was electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.
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Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France.
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King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, limiting the westward expansion of the American colonies.
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French and Indian War ends with a peace treaty that cedes Canada and the American midwest to English.
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The Sugar Act places a duty on various commodities, including lumber, food, molasses, and rum in the British colonies.
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British troops fire into a Boston mob, who were demonstrating against British troops at the customs commission.
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The Intolerable Acts, including the reestablishment of the Quartering Act, requiring colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes.
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The war between the English and the Colonies about Independence
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The Declaration of Independence was influenced by many writers, including John Locke, and was emboldened by the notion that man had the natural right to change or overthrow the government that denied their rights.
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The battle that gave the Americans an advantage over the English in the Revolutionary War
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