1700-1800 By JeffLink 1706 Birth of Benjamin Franklin 1710 Nicholson conquers Port Royal 1725 Father Rale's War 1739 Beginning of the Great Awakening 1744 King George's War 1754 Beginning of the French and Indian War 1763 End of the French and Indian War 1776 Declaration of Independence 1786 Shay's Rebellion 1791 Bill of Rights