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New Jersey Colonies Established
The British Queen Anne founded the royal colony of New Jersey by combining the colony of West and East Jersey. -
The Yamasee War Begins
This war was fought between the British colonists of South Carolina and Native Americans and the Native Americans ended up destroying some settlements and killing a lot of colonists. -
South Carolina Wins the Yamasee War
South Carolina wins the Yamasee War after a lot of setbacks occur at the beginning, but they take back their power and defeat the Native Americans. -
North and South Carolina Become Royal Colonies
The British king purchased these colonies and they were now under British rule. -
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French and Indian War
This war was between the British colonies in America and New France, and it fought for control of the American continent. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
In 1763, Pontiac's Rebellion was begun by a group of American Indian Tribes who were displeased with the British polices. It about a year later, and led to numerous peace negotiations. -
British Parliament Passes Sugar Act
This act imposed taxes on sugar and molasses and it was now to be strictly enforced, and the colonists were not happy about it. -
Boston Massacre Occurs
The colonists were very angry from the raising taxes, so they gathered around British soldiers and threatened to start throwing stones which resulted in the soldiers shooting and killing a few people. -
British Parliament Passes Tea Act
This Act didn’t create any new taxes on tea but it gave complete monopoly over the tea trade in America to the British East India Company. -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773 the Boston Tea Party occurred when the Sons of Liberty, an organization formed to protest the unjust taxes, boarded British ships carrying tea and dumping it off the side of the boat into the ocean in order to protest. -
Continental Congress Meets for the First Time
The First Continental Congress takes place, a meeting of the delegates, in 1774. -
Revolutionary War Begins
The Revolutionary War began in April of 1775, and was initiated by the delegates from the 13 colonies against Britain and its overbearing policies and taxes. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted by Second Continental Congress
In 1776 the Continental Congress published the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, intending to form a new, free nation. -
Treaty of Paris Ends the Revolutionary War
After their surrender at Yorktown, the British recognized that they could no longer win the war. So instead they pursued peace. This led to the Treaty of Paris which was signed in 1783. -
US Constitution is Composed
This Constitution consisted of the rules and guidelines the new country would run by. -
Bill of Rights
These 10 amendments gave different guidelines that could also be followed along with the constitution. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Following the American Revolution, many US states had debt, and so the federal government imposed a whiskey tax. This resulted in protests and finally military involvement to end the widespread protests.
