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Robert LaSalle founds the colony of New Orleans, which is part of the Louisiana Territory.
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The city was named after the founding proprietor of the colony of Maryland, Cecil Calvert.
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Georgia is found by James Oglethorpe, which would become a huge part of the Deep South in the 19th Century.
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George Whitefield leads the first religious revival within the colonies which starts in the late 1730s and goes into the 1740s.
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The French and Indian war would begin and also become one of the main reasons why the American Revolution began.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 would be pass, requiring to pay a fee on newspapers and legal commercial documents. Later, Samuel Adams and John Hancock form the Sons of Liberty.
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The Sons of Liberty would act in rebellion to the previous taxes placed on the colonies and dump tea into the sea of the Boston Harbor.
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The Battle at Lexington and Concord would jump start the Revolution. This being a big event for the entire nation, letting England know that the colonies wouldn't be oppressed anymore.
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This would declare the colonies independent from Britain and would be signed August 2nd of the same year.
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This would be the last battle of the war. Granting independence from Britain afterwards.
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This would end the American Revolution officially. Granting the United States of America independence from Britain.
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The Constitution is ratified, establishing how the nation's government would work.
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George Washington would become the first President of the country, setting standards on how a President should act while in office.
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James Madison proposes the Bill or Rights, a set of rights which are given to protect the citizens from the Government.
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
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John Adams is inaugurated, becoming the second President of the United States of America