1700-1800 By georgekrog Period: 1756 to 1763 French and Indian War A war fought between the British and French because of a land dispute over the Ohio River Valley, resulting in the Treaty of Paris 1763 1764 Sugar Act 1765 Stamp Act 1765 Quartering Act 1774 1st Continental Congress meets for the first time Jul 4, 1776 Signing of the Declaration of Independance Dec 25, 1776 Battle of Trenton 1781 Battle of Yorktown 1783 Treaty of Paris 1791 First Bank of the United States is chartered