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A collection of sermons are published entitled Early Piety. This leads to the Great Awakening.
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Revival spread throughout the colonies, at different times for different sects of the church.
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A group of colonist and Native Americans under George Washington kill a French diplomat, beginning the French and Indian War.
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This war was fought against the French and their allies over disputed land in America. It ended in 1760 in America.
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11,000 British soldiers are stationed in the colonies after the French and Indian War is over in America.
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The Natives of the Great lakes area attacked British forts across the region.
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Declared the boarder of the British colonies to be the Appalachian mountains.
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The Sugar act attempted to combat smuggling by removing the rights of smugglers. The Currency act restricted the colonies from printing money.
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The Stamp act required paper goods to be stamped in order to prove they had their duty tax paid.
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The Declaration stated that the colonies were loyal to the King, but were entitled to the same rights as British Citizens. Essentially it was the official version of the Virginia Resolves written to the King.
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The Townshend Acts created new duty taxes. It charged customs taxes instead of adding explicit taxes.
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Colonists harassed soldiers outside the customs house. The soldiers fired when the crowd became rowdy killing 5 Bostonians.
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The Tea act was passed to bail out the East India company and allow them to sell tea in the colonies without paying the export tax. On principal, the colonists resisted.
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The Boston Sons of Liberty Ensured the tea never came to shore. In December, they boarded the ships at night and dumped the tea into the harbor, leaving the ships clean and undamaged.
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Parliament passes the Massachusetts Government act, controlling the Massachusetts government, the Administration of Justice Act, denying a trail in Boston to the accused, and the quartering act, forcing colonists to house soldiers.
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The House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Resolves declaring that the colonists were entitled to all the right of British citizens.
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British Soldiers set out to seize local militia's arms and powder stores at Lexington and Concord. Lexington Militia met the soldiers on the Green and someone fired. They continued the battle to Concord.
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Congress sends their final petition the the King.
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Paine's pamphlet Common Sense riles the colonies up with the idea of independence.
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The colonies separate from Britain totally.
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Washington, along with French allies, cornered Cornwallis and forced his surrender.
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The Continental congress establishes the Articles of Confederation as the government of the New Country.
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Peace negotiations are concluded in France.
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High state taxes cause an uprising that caused debate across the nation and demonstrated the need for a stronger government.
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The Constitutional Convention puts forward a new system of government.
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After much discussion and debate, the Constitution is ratified by all but three states.
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