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The French and Indian War was a war between Great Britain and France and their respective allies.
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The Stamp Act, the first tax to affect all the colonies equally, becomes law
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The Second Continental Congress approves the final version of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed by Britain recognizes the United States as an independent nation.
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Congress agrees to hold a constitutional convention on May 14th in Philadelphia to deal with the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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George Washington becomes the first president. On July 14 the French Revolution begins when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille Prison.
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The Quakers presents a petition to Congress asking for the abolition of slavery.
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George Washington signs the Proclamation of Neutrality in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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The Slave Trade Act is passed that bans the slave trade with foreign nations.
Eli Whitney inventes the cotton gin, which made men work when cleaning cotton by hand. -
She was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross and saved a lot of lives during wars.
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Invented his first oil refinery, and incorporated a standard oil company.
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It was a federations, labor unions trade for an 8 hour work day. It change its name to American Federation Labor.
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President Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War hero of federal forces died.
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French artist Auguste Bartholdi Constructed the Statue of Liberty and was put up for the first time in New York.
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Pearl Harbor naval base is leased by the United States Navy, upon approval of the U.S. Senate.
