Example 1777 World Events

King Geo

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Trick Question 158 Upper County Road was built in 1777 . Who was President of the United States? King George III . Even though the American colonies had declared their independence from England and King George the year before, there was no single leader of the rebelling Americans. Our George was not inaugurated as our first president until 1789. The planet Uranus was originally named "Georgium sidus," the Georgian Star, after King George III of England, who had funded the 40-foot telescope used in its discovery. Outside of Cape Cod, and the 13 Colonies, there were many interesting events in 1777. Although it seems that life on Cape Cod was rather peaceful in 1777, this was a year of constant battles against both the British and Americans who were loyal to the King. We call it the Revolutionary War, but in reality it was more like our First Civil War. In some states more Americans were killed by other Americans than were killed by British soldiers.