1700-1800 timeline

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  • The Population of the American colonies

    The Population of the American colonies reached about 275000.

  • Boston Express

    John Campbell founded the first Boston Express the successful newspaper of America

  • The Carolina divide

    Carolina is divided into North Carolina and South Carolina

  • American tea

    Tea was introduced into the American colonies.

  • Opposing slavery

    The Quakers issued a statement opposing slavery in the United States

  • Start

    Construction began on a provincial hall in Philadelphia (now called Independence Hall).

  • Poor Richard's Almanac

    Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanac.

  • The Conestoga Caravan

    The Conestoga Caravan was developed in Pennsylvania to help improve overland travel to the border

  • The calendar

    Britain and the British colonies switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar

  • The Liberty Bell

    The Liberty Bell sits in the Pennsylvania State Capitol
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    French and Indian Wars

    The final conflict in the struggle between England and France for domination of eastern North America. The English won a decisive victory over the French in the Plains of Abraham, outside Quebec.

  • The abolition of the Stamp Act

    Nine of the 13 colonies demanded the abolition of the Stamp Act

  • The Boundary

    The Mason Dixon Line established the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland

  • Chavanore

    Lieutenant Thomas Hutchins, a British Army engineer, began to map the Ohio River and its tributaries, including the Cumberland River in the Sumner County area. He called the river "Chavanore."

  • Boston Massacre

    British troops opened fire on a mob, killing five men and sparking a public outcry.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The colonists dressed as Indians and threw English tea into Boston Harbor

  • The American War of Independence

    The Battle of Lexington between colonial militias and British forces began the American War of Independence

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Members of the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence

  • The Articles of Confederation

    Signed the Articles of Confederation.

  • Three settlers

    Three settlers arrived in the Cumberland Valley. Richard Henderson was instrumental in persuading the state legislature to take the measure. He signed an agreement
    John Donelson and James Robertson. Their little colony on the Cumberland River became Nashville

  • American Independence

    Britain recognizes American Independence

  • Sumner

    North Carolina's general assembly created Sumner
    County from eastern part of Davidson County to provide
    government to people settling outside Nashville

  • The first brick house

    Captain William Bowen erected Goodlettsville's Bowen-
    Campbell House, thought to be state's first brick house

  • The Cumberland region

    The Cumberland region became part of the southwestern territory of the Ohio River

  • The New York Stock Exchange

    The New York Stock Exchange was created

  • The Ziegler train station massacre

    At the Ziegler railroad station, the Indians killed 10 men and captured 18. They were forced to march south to Chattanooga

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky becomes the 15th state

  • Destroy Indian towns

    Volunteers in Cumberland took part in the raids, destroying Indian towns at the foot of Lookout Mountain near the tap water and the Nick-Jack Tennessee River

  • The 16th state

    Tennessee becomes the 16th state on June 1. Rock
    Castle on Drakes Creek in Hendersonville is completed

  • National income tax

    Britain becomes the first nation to introduce a national
    income tax

  • A stagecoach route

    There is a stagecoach route between Louisville and Nashville. The White House Inn, named after the city, became an important stop on the road