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Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind
Benjamin Franklin published his “Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind,” perhaps the most influential essay written by an American colonist.
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Anne Hutchinson banished
Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts as “a woman not fit for our society.”
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Attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts
French and Indian forces attacked Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing fifty colonists and taking 100 residents captive
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Benjamin Franklin’s kite-and-key demonstration
Benjamin Franklin demonstrated that lightning was a form of electricity in his kite-and-key demonstration during a thunderstorm.
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First colonial newspaper
The first newspaper in the American colonies, the Boston News-Letter, was published.
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Quakers executed in Boston
Boston Puritans hanged two Quakers under a 1658 law prohibiting Quakers in Massachusetts.
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Witchcraft executions in Salem
Bridget Bishop was the first person executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Scots-Irish and German immigration
Substantial Scots-Irish and German immigration began.
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Tuscarora War
The Tuscarora War began in North Carolina when Tuscarora Indians attacked white settlers in retaliation for white encroachment and raids on Tuscarora villages. The Indian resistance was crushed in 1713, and a formal treaty between the Tuscaroras and the government of North Carolina was signed in 1715.