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War of Spanish succession
The last of Louis XIV's wars for domination of the continent of europe. -
Poor Richard's almanac.
Ben Franklin begins to annually publish the Poor Richard's almanac, a book full of calendar, information, trivia, recipes, and even proverbs. -
Stono Rebellion
About eighty slaves rose up on a Sunday morning to go to Florida to be free. They burned, looted, and killed on the way. This protest was put down by the local militia. -
Slave Laws
A new law stated that killing a rebellious enslaved person was not a crime and even the murder of an enslaved person was treated as a minor misdemeanor. (American YAWP) -
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Settlement of Georgia
The 1740's was when the first Jews began settling Georgia. -
Sinners in the hands of an angry God
Jonathan Edwards gave his famous sermon on this day. -
Liberty bell
This was when the liberty bell was ordered to celebrate Pennsylvania's 50th anniversary. -
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Seven Year's War
a war between the British and the French. This ended in the defeat of the French, as well as their secession of Florida. -
Philidelphia
Philadelphia overtook Boston as the printing center of the colonies. -
The tea act
Britain passed the tea act to dig themselves out of debt after the war with France. -
The intolerable acts
This was the year that Britain passed the Intolerable Acts. These acts were used to punish the colonies for rioting and protesing. -
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The American War for Revolution
This time was when America was fighting for independence from Britain. The last date is the day that Britain surrendered. -
Common Sense
Thomas Payne published his famous pamphlet "Common Sense". -
Declaration of independence
this was the day that America declared it's independence from Britain. -
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote a total of 85 essays to promote the ratification of the constitution. -
The first President
George Washington was elected as the first president of the United States -
The Bill of Rights
This was the year that the first twelve amendments were sent out to be approved by the states -
The Bill of Rights
This was the year that the Bill of Rights was passed. -
Cotton Gin
This was the year that Eli Whitney introduced the cotton gin, used to separate the seeds and the fibers of cotton plants.