1700-1800 By Laneshiaedwards 1701 The foundations of Yale University are laid 1702 Queen Anne’s War begins 1702 New Jersey colonies are established 1713 Queen Anne’s War ends 1715 The Yamasee War takes place 1717 South Carolina wins the Yamasee War 1722 Dummer’s War begins 1725 Battle of Pequawket takes place 1729 North and South Carolina become royal colonies 1750 Britain passes Iron Act 1754 French and Indian War begins 1763 Pontiac’s War begins 1763 King George II issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763 1764 British Parliament passes the Sugar Act 1765 British Parliament passes the Stamp Act 1767 Townshend Acts lead to riots and protests 1770 Boston Massacre takes place 1773 British Parliament passes the Tea Act 1773 Boston Tea Party takes place 1774 Intolerable Acts anger the colonists 1774 First Continental Congress convenes 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord are fought 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill results in a costly British victory 1775 Second Continental Congress convenes 1776 Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress 1777 Winter at Valley Forge shape up the Continental Army 1777 Battles of Saratoga lead to major American victory 1781 Siege of Yorktown results in decisive British surrender 1783 Treaty of Paris ends the American War of Independence 1787 Constitution of the United States is composed at the Constitutional Convention 1787 Publication of Federalist Papers begins 1791 Bill of Rights 1794 Whiskey Rebellion 1800 The White House
