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Stono rebellion
It was one of the largest slave rebellions. Slaves gathered, raided a firearms shop, and headed south, killing more than 20 white people as they went. Most of the slaves were eventually captured and executed. -
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French and Indian War
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Sugar act of 1764
Its purpose was to raise revenue through the colonial customs service and to give customs agents more power and latitude with respect to executing seizures and enforcing customs law. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act effectively assumed control of the colonial currency system. The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. -
Quartering Act
It required people to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between British soldiers and the towns people They threw snowballs, stones, and sticks, and attacked the soldiers. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It was the kick of for the Revolutionary war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. Although the British eventually won the battle, it was a Pyrrhic victory that lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause. -
Thomas Paine Common Sense
Thomas Pain wrote this in favor of setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. It was a very influential pamphlet in its time. -
Declaration of Independence
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The Original American Flag
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Battle of Saratoga
It is considered the turning point in the American Revolution. It included two crucial battles and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army. -
Articles of confederation were adopted by congress
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the French and Indian War. -
Beginning of Shays Rebellion
It was a uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the U.S. federal government put forward by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 -
Federalist papers
It is a series of 85 essays on the proposed new Constitution of the United States and on the nature of republican government. They were written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. -
George Washington became the first president of the United States
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Judiciary act of 1789
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First Bank of the U.S.
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Bill of rights ratified
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Cotton gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin. It was a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
John Adams became the second president
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Reynolds Pamphlet
It was a document written by Alexander Hamilton in response to allegations of his affair. It caused much uproar in his political life.
