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| 1776 |
| | George Washington drives the British garrison from Boston, and moves south to protect New York | |
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| 1776 |
| | The revolutionary convention of Virginia votes for independence from Britain, and instructs its delegates in Philadelphia to propose this motion | |
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| 1776 |
| | Virginia's motion for independence from Britain is passed at the Continental Congress of the colonies with no opposing vote | |
| | Liberty Bell, Philadelphia Fotofile CG
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| 1776 |
| | Thomas Jefferson's text for the Declaration of Independence is accepted by the Congress in Philadelphia | |
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| 1776 |
| | English historian Edward Gibbon publishes the first volume of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | |
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| 1776 |
| | John Hancock is the first delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence, formally written out on a large sheet of parchment | |
| | The American Declaration of Independence in 1776 National Archives, Kew
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| 1776 |
| | George Washington, driven from New York by the British, retreats towards Philadelphia | |
| | Map of New York in 1765 National Archives, Kew
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| 1776 |
| | Spanish America is now administered as four viceroyalties - New Spain, New Granada, New Peru and La Plata | |
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| 1776 |
| | Buenos Aires rather than Asunción is chosen to be capital of the new Spanish viceroyalty of La Plata | |
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| 1776 |
| | Scottish economist Adam Smith analyzes the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations | |
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