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| Witchcraft hysteria grips a MA town in 1692 | Salem, ultimately 19 people are executed. |
| Oldest College in the US | The College of William and Mary established 1693 |
| Slave Rebellion 1739 | Stono Rebellion in the Stono river area of South Carolina. Slaves head for Spanish Florida. |
| French and Indian War | Begins 1754 and ends in 1763. British gain control of most of North America including French Canada. |
| Protests against British role and increased British taxes | 1770 Boston Massacre: 1773 Boston Tea Party |
| British Response to the Tea Party | 1774 Coercive/Intolerable Act New series of taxes |
| First Battle of the Revolution | Battle of Lexington and Concord, 1775 |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense in 1776 |
| 1777 form of Government | The Articles of Confederation are adopted. Principles of government led to a weak national government. Congress had no power to tax. |
| Major 1777 Battle | Continental Army defeats the British at Saratoga. Benedict Arnold is a hero at this battle. Victory leads the French to intervene. |
| 1786 Rebellion | Shays Rebellion (tax revolt) in Western MA. Gave added emphasis to a need for a stronger government. |
| Northwest Ordinances 1787 | Provided settlement of land further west and the organization of new states. |
| Constitutional Convention | 1787 Attempt to forge a stronger government to replace the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | At the Constitutional Convention plan for a stronger national government based on a state's population advance by James Madison |
| New Jersey Plan | PLan at the Constitutional convention advanced by William Patterson calling for the equality of state representation. |
| Great Compromise | Roger Sherman proposes a plan for a two house legislature one based on representation and one based on equality of the states. |
| Federalist Papers | Series of editorials written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the Constitution |
| Eli Whitney | Invents the Cotton gin in 1792. This credited as making slavery more economically viable. |
| Rebellion 1794 | Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania. |
| French attempts to bribe American Officials, 1798 | XYZ Affair |
| Washington's Eulogy, 1799 | General Lighthorse Harry Lee, the father of Robert E. Lee, calls Washington, "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen" |
