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in 1853.
1879. New Hampshire, which had been
granted in 1922 to John Mason and Sir
Ferdinando Gorges, and had been gov
erned by Massachusetts,, now receives
separate government.
1851. William Penn, having received char
ter of The territory between Mary land
and the Delaware, conducts there a
body of emIgranls, chiefly Quakers,
and founded the city Of Philadelphia.
$780, French and Indian war in Canada.
Several of the English settlements de-
slroyed.
1899 French settlements on the Mississippi,
and in the territory called Louisiana.
l717 New Orleans founded
1882 George Washington born in Vir-
ginia.
1888. Georgia colonized by company
under General Oglelhorpe. Savannah
founded.
1889. War between Great Britain and Spain.
In l745 the New England troops cap
,ure the important fortress of Louis
bourg, Cape Breton.
1856. War between Great Britain and France;
continues seven years and is actively
carried on between the colonies of the
two nations in North America.
1859. Quebec taken, and Canada reduced
by the English.
1854. ST. Louis on the Mississippi founded.
1865. Commencement OF The dispute rela-
tive to the taxation of the Anglo Ame-
rican colonies, which terminates in the
war of independence. Taxes frs. laid
by parliament on sugar imported into
the colonies in 1864: this year the
'Slamp Act" levying duties on stamp
ed paper, causes grea. excitement and
general resistance in all the colonies.
They send delegates to a general as
sembly, and adopt declaration Of
rights" asserting the exclusive right Of
the colonies TO tax themselves. The
stamp acl was repealed in 1866.
1867. Colonial revenues again attempted
by the British government duties laid
on paper, glass, tea, colours, etc.
1868. The Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatves sends circular to the other
colonies, calling upon them to unite in
obtaining redress of grievances and
refusing to rescind these resolutions, is
dissolved by the governor. n ew bodies
of troops sent to Boston.
1869. Parliament condemns the proceedings
of Massachusetts, and calls for com
mission for the trial in England oflrea-
sonable offences committed in the colo
MES. Most of the colonial legislatures
adopt resolutions against this pro-
ceeding.
l77O. The British troops in Boston being
annoyed by the people, fire upon the
crowd (March 5'h, and kill four per-
sons.
1873. Cargoes Of tea, sent out by the East
India Comnany: sent back from New
York and Phi ladel phia, and at Boston,
cargo is thrown into the dock.
l774. The Boston Port Bill passed, and
another, virtually annihila,ing the char
tered privileges of the colony. Virgil
MIA observes the day when the act goes
into operation as a solemn fast A
general congress meets a. Philadelphia
(Sep.. 5lh,) and adopts declaration of
rights and grievances, and addresses TO
the king and people Of Grea, Britain,
etc. Massachusetts adopts plan of
defence.
lI|5. British troops sent out from Boston
to destroy military stores collected BY
the people of Lexington are resisted
by the inhabitants a skirmishing fight
ensues between the troops and the
people, and The former are driven back
TO their quarters. This was the first
bloodshed of the struggle for lndepen-
dence.
The militia of the various colonies
assemble promptly, and shut up the
British troops in Boston. Battle OF
Bunker Hill, June IL. George Wash
ngton elected commander-in- chief oil
the American army.
l776. Boston evacuated by the British
troops. July 4th, Congress declares
the United Colonies to be free and in
dependent States
l777. Thirteen Particles Of confederation
and perpetual union," adopted. A
British army under General Burgoyne,
surrenders 10 the American General
Gates, at Saratoga, Oct. IL.
l|ol. another British army, under Lord
CORVALLIS surrenders at Yorktown,
Oct. 10.
1883: Defn'ive treaty Of peace between
Great Britain and the United States,
signed at Paris, Sept.3. The American
army disbanded and Washington re-
signs his commission, Dec. %.