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| Alliance Louis XVI |  |
| 2nd May Paris Consigns military aid to the American revolutionaries
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| Alliance Necker, Jacques | |
| Finances the American War of Independence by raising high interest rate loans
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| Alliance Howe, William |  |
| 7th 17 Nova Scotia Leads a British force to join a loyalist army of 1,000 for a trip to Nova Scotia
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| Alliance Franklin, Benjamin |  |
| 28th May Varennes Meets the French Foreign Minister & begins a 2 1/2 yr campaign to win French support
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| Battle of Long Island Howe, William | |
| 29th Aug Long Island The Patriots are defeated by the Loyalists under General Howe
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| Battle of Long Island Washington, George | |
| Long Island Defeated at Long Island, forced to evacuate New York & retire to Pennsylvania
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| Battle of Trenton Washington, George | |
| Trenton Re-crosses the Delaware, New Jersey
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| 26th Dec Trenton Crosses the Delaware & wins a victory which turns the tide of the war
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| 26th Dec Trenton Inflicts a major defeat on the British
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| Battle of White Plains Washington, George | |
| 28th Oct White Plains The British forces inflict heavy casualties on Washington's army
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| Birth Abercromby, James | |
| 7th Nov Birth of James Abercromby
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| Brigadier General Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Appointed Brigadier-General of the Continental Army
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| Budget North, Frederick | |
| London Raises land tax to four shillings to help pay for the American War of Independence
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| Capture Howe, William | |
| 15th Sep New York The British occupy New York
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| Commission Adams, John Quincy | |
| 28th Dec Appointed Commissioner to France
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| Conference of Peace Howe, William | |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island
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| Congress of Continental Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
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| Constitution Dickinson, John | |
| 12th June Washington Congress appoints a committee headed by John Dickinson to prepare a confederation plan
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| 12th July Washington Presents the plan for confederation of 13 Colonies to Congress
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| Constitution Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington Legislates for the elective principle for officers of State
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| Washington Legislates for the separation of Church & State
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| Washington Virginia Bill of Rights, embodies sovereignty by means of the separation of powers
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| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
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| 4th July Declares Government by consent of the people
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| Corporal Massena, Andre | |
| 1st Sep Appointed Corporal
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| Death Cook, James | |
| 11th July NW Passage Returns to Hawaii from the North West Passage & killed in a scuffle with the Islanders
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| Declaration of Independence Hancock, John | |
| 4th July Hancock is best-remembered for his large, flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence, so much so that "John Hancock" has become, in the USA, an informal synonym for "signature"
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| 4th July Signs the Declaration of Independence in large letters so King George can read it
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| 4th July The Declaration is adopted by the Continental Congress & signed by John Hancock
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| Declaration of Independence Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 11th June Congress appoints Jefferson to a committee to draft the declaration of independence
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| 28th June The draft declaration of independence is presented to Congress
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| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
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| 4th July Declares equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
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| Diplomacy Franklin, Benjamin | |
| 28th May Varennes Meets the French Foreign Minister & begins a 2 1/2 year campaign to win French support
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| Diplomatic Commissioner Jefferson Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 26th Sep Appointed Diplomatic Commissioner to negotiate treaties with the European Nations
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| Diplomatic Commissioner Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 26th Sep Appointed Diplomatic Commissioner to negotiate treaties with the European Nations
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| Director Royal Treasury Necker Necker, Jacques | |
| 22nd Oct Paris Appointed Director of the Royal Treasury
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| Discovery of Bering Straits Cook, James | |
| Beringraits Maps the Bering Straits & attempts to look for the Nth West Passage
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| Discovery of Cook Islands Cook, James | |
| Cook Islands Visits the Cook Islands & Hawaii
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| Discovery of Hawaii Cook, James | |
| Hawaii Visits the Cook Islands & Hawaii
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| Discovery of North West Passage Cook, James | |
| NW Passage Maps the Bering Straits & attempts to look for the Nth West Passage
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| Dismissal Turgot | |
| Paris Dismissed because of opposition to his Six Edicts
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| Mar Paris The passage of the 6 Edicts leads to Turgot's downfall
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| Economy Necker, Jacques | |
| Finances the American War of Independence by raising high interest rate loans
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| Edict Six Edicts Turgot | |
| Jan Paris Suppresses duties on grain, harbour dues, statutes of apprenticeship & the corvee
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| Mar Paris The 6 Edicts are registered by a "lit de justice" because of opposition to them
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| Independence Hancock, John | |
| 4th July The Declaration is adopted by the Continental Congress & signed by John Hancock
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| Independence Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 11th June Congress appoints Jefferson to a committee to draft the declaration of independence
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| 28th June The draft declaration of independence is presented to Congress
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| 4th July Declares equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
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| Invasion of Crimea Suvorov |  |
| Crimea Invades the Crimea & installs a puppet khan
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| Major Gates, Horatio | |
| Appointed Major General of the Continental Army
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| Peace Howe, William | |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Demands revocation of the Declaration of Independence
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| 11th Sep Staten Island Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island
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| Publication Bentham, Jeremy | |
| Publication of, "A Fragment on Government"
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| Publication Paine, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Common Sense"
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| 19th Dec Publication of, "American Crisis", essay
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| Publication Smith, Adam | |
| Publication of, "The Wealth of Nations", criticizes mercantilism
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| Reform Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington Legislates for the separation of Church & State
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| Seal Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 10th Aug Suggests "E Pluribus Unum" as a motto for the Seal of the US
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| Siege of Boston Ward, Artemas | |
| Boston The British garrison in Boston is then besieged by 15,000 Colonialists
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| Boston The Massachusetts provincial Congress authorizes raising 13,000 militia
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| Siege of New Jersey Cornwallis, Charles | |
| New Jersey Drives Wasington out of New Jersey
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| Siege of Trenton Washington, George | |
| 25th Dec Trenton Crosses the Delaware River to attack the British garrison at Trenton, New Jersey
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