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Unit 2
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King George
George III becomes kind of Great Britain. -
Stamp Act
Unwilling to accept the notion of virtual representation, colonists protested the new taxes—the Stamp Act in particular—using more direct methods. In 1765, delegates from nine colonies met in New York at the Stamp Act Congress, where they drafted a plea to King George III and Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists get upset about the taxes so they plan the Boston Tea Party, where they dump a bunch of barrels of tea into the water. -
Louis XVI
Reign of Louis XVI begins in France -
Continental Congress
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts. First Continental Congress convenes -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress convenes. -
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations is published. -
Independence Day
Colonies declare independence from the British. -
Religion in Austria
Joseph II allows religious toleration in Austra -
Yorktown
British surrender to colonists in Yorktown. -
First Power Loom
British preacher Edmund Cartwright invents the first power loom -
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in Africa is made a haven for freed American slaves. -
Ratification
The Constitution is ratified. -
George Washington
George Washington first president. -
French Revolution Begins
