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The House of Burgess passed the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
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New York Slave revolt of 1712
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The Province of Georgia is founded by General James Oglethorpe.
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The Plantation Act is passed to encourage immigration to the colonies and regularize colonial naturalization procedures.
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The Ohio Company was founded
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The French and Indian war begins
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Siege of Louisbourg; Battle of Fort Frontenac; Battle of Fort Duquesne.
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Quebec is taken, British victory assured in French and Indian War
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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, but Louisiana west of the Mississippi River is ceded to Spain.
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The Sugar Act (April 5), intended to raise revenues, and the Currency Act (September 1), prohibiting the colonies from issuing paper money, are passed by Parliament. These Acts, coming during the economic slump that followed the French and Indian War, are resented by the colonists and lead to protests.
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To help defray the cost of keeping troops in America, Parliament enacts the Stamp Act
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Delegates from nine colonies attend the Stamp Act Congress which adopts a Declaration of Rights and Grievances and petitions Parliament and the king to repeal the Act.
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Fort Ticonderoga captured by Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and the Green Mountain Boys. (May 10)
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Signed a treaty with France to help fight the British
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Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution
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The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia
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George Washington was elected the first president of the United States
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The Bill of Rights is ratified
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