1700-1800

By elleb02

  • 1770

    Boston Massacre

  • 1773

    Boston Tea Party

  • 1774

    First Continental Congress meets

  • 1776

    Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

  • 1777

    First official flag is approved for the United States. The Articles of Confederation is also adopted.

  • 1778

    Washington and his troops march out of Valley Forge in pursuit of the British. The impact is later felt.

  • 1790

    The U.S. Supreme Court meets for the first time

  • 1793

    The Bill of Rights is ratified

  • 1797

    John Adams is inaugurated as the second president of the United States