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Major Events 1700-1750
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City of Detroit founded by the French
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Yale College is founded in CT
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Queen Anne's War begins
England declared war on France after the death of the King of Spain, Charles II. -
Ben Frankilin is born
The great founding father of America Ben Franklin is born. -
Tuscarora Indian War begins
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Carolina divided into North Carolina and South Carolina
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Queen Anne's War ends
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Tea is introduced for the first time into the American Colonies
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King George I ascends to the English throne
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City of New Orleans is founded by the French
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The population of American colonists reaches 475,000
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The Devil and Tom Walker
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King George II ascends to the English throne
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Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette
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First American public library founded by Ben Franklin in Philadelphia
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James Oglethorpe and others found Georgia.
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George Washington is born
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The Molasses Act is passed by the English Parliment
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John Peter Zenger, New York editor, acquitted of libel in New York
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The Great Awakening starts
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Stono Rebellion in South Carolina
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Plantation Act is passed
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King George's War has begun
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Iron Act passed by the English Parliment
