1700-1800 United States By JonathanRurup Apr 17, 1702 New Jersey Founded Apr 24, 1704 First Newspaper Apr 6, 1712 New York Slave Revolt Feb 22, 1732 George Washington Born 1738 Pastor Whitefield Arrives in America Mar 18, 1741 Second New York Slave Revolt May 28, 1754 Washington attacks, starting the French and Indian War Jul 3, 1754 Battle of Fort Necessity Mar 10, 1763 French and Indian War Ends Apr 6, 1764 Sugar Act Oct 7, 1765 The Stamp Act Mar 18, 1766 Stamp Act Repealed Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Apr 12, 1770 Townsend Acts Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Jun 2, 1774 The Intolerable Acts Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independance Dec 25, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware Dec 19, 1777 Washington Marches into Valley Forge Feb 5, 1778 South Carolina ratifies the Articles of the Confederation Feb 6, 1778 France signs a treaty with the US Oct 6, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Apr 15, 1783 Revolutionary War Ends Jul 20, 1786 First test of the steamboat May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Sep 17, 1787 Constitution Adopted Apr 30, 1789 George Washington Elected President Mar 4, 1797 John Adams Elected 2nd President Dec 14, 1799 Washington Dies