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French and Indian War
The French and Indians fight the English for territorial control. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament. -
Townshend Act
Additional levies are put on goods in American colonies by the British Government when the Townshend Acts are enacted, including levies on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. All would be repealed in three years, except for the tax on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest against the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor. -
Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War begins -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson presents the United States Declaration of Independence -
First US President
George Washington becomes the 1st US President. -
First US States
The first 13 states were Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed -
2nd US President
John Adams became the 2nd U S President
