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John Campbell founds the Boston News-Letter
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Non-Christian servants become enslaved and the enslaved become property due to the Virginia Code.
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Uprisings begin to occur in the Virgin Islands.
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North Carolina enacts a law that prosecutes all who assist the Freedom Seekers.
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A movement that affected Protestantism and renewed religious devotion.
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The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, starts over a dispute over the Ohio Territory.
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A tax that required American colonists to pay a tax on all printed pieces of paper used.
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An act that required the colonies to house British troops in their barracks.
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The Declaratory Act stated that Britain's taxing authority was the same as America's. It accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
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British troops fire into a mob causing a commotion leading to the Boston Massacre.
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The Townshend Acts repealed many taxes but those on tea remained.
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Met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts.
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The American colonies fought for freedom.
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The Battle of Saratoga served as a turning point in the American Revolution.
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The Articles of Confederation was first implemented as the first constitution of the United States.
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The Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution
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Was created in December of 1787 to fix the Articles of Confederation.
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George Washington was elected as president in The Presidential Election of 1788
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The Whiskey Rebellion started when a tax was put on whiskey which burdened farmers.
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Eli Whitney invented The Cotton Gin which allowed for faster harvest of cotton.
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The Presidential Election of 1796 ended with John Adams as president and Thomas Jefferson as Vice President.
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The Presidential Election of 1800 resulted in Thomas Jefferson becoming president due to a sway in vote by Alexander Hamilton.