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The House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Slave Code of 1705 which were a series of laws enacted by the Colony regulating the interactions between slaves and citizens of he crown
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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston
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The New York Slave Revolt was an uprising in New York City, and it involved 23 enslaved Africans. They killed 9 whites and injured another 6 before they were stopped.
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The Yamassee War was a conflict fought in South Carolina between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples.
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Population of the Thirteen Colonies is approxamently 1.5 million.
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The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War begins.
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The first time that American colonial representatives meet to discuss some manner of formal union
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Quebec was taken in the French and Indian War by the British
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The Treaty of Paris formally ends the French and Indian War. France cedes most of its territories in North America to Great Britain.
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The Sugar Act (April 5, 1764) intended to raise revenues and the Currency Act (September 1, 1764) prohibited the colonies from issuing paper money. These acts were passing during the economic slump that followed the French and Indian War.
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The Stamp Act imposed a tax on many types of printed materials used in the colonies. This Act sparked violent demonstrations in several colonies.
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The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide housing, food, and all other living needs to the British soldiers that were stationed in the colonies.
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The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which British soldiers shot and killed several colonists in Boston.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty. They throw a bunch of tea over a ship into the Boston Harbour
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Britain passes the Intolerable Acts which include:
Boston Port Act - March 31
Administration of Justice Act - May 20
Massachusetts Government Act - May 20
A second Quartering Act - June 2
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The First Continental Congress meets and 12 of the colonies send delegates
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This is the most important battle in all of modern history. This is the battle that started the Revolutionary War.
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There were a lot of battles that happened during the Revolutionary War so this is an overview of the years they took
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The Second Continental Congress meets
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Thomas Paine publishes his work called Common Sense. Common Sense was a pamphlet that advocated for independence from Great Britain.
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The Second Continental Congress enacts a resolution declaring independence from the British Empire. This is approved on July 4
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The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War ending in an American Allied Victory.
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George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States
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John Adams becomes the 2nd President of the United States