American history By kittykit30 Period: Aug 29, 1632 to Oct 28, 1704 John Locke Birth/Death Period: Jan 18, 1689 to Feb 10, 1755 Charles Montesquieu Birth/Death Period: Sep 27, 1722 to Oct 2, 1803 Sam Adams Birth/Death Period: Jan 13, 1731 to Mar 22, 1802 Martha Washington Birth/Death Period: Feb 27, 1732 to Dec 14, 1802 George Washington Birth/Death Period: Jan 1, 1735 to May 10, 1818 Paul Revere Birth/Death Period: Oct 30, 1735 to Mar 4, 1797 John Adams Birth/Death Period: Jan 23, 1737 to Oct 8, 1793 John Hancock Birth/Death Period: Jan 14, 1741 to Jun 14, 1801 Benedict Arnold Birth/Death Period: Apr 13, 1743 to Jul 4, 1826 Thomas Jefferson Birth/Death Period: Nov 22, 1744 to Oct 28, 1818 Abigail Adams Birth/Death 1754 French and Indian war (Start) Period: Jan 11, 1757 to Aug 12, 1804 Alexander Hamilton Birth/Death 1763 French and Indian war (End) 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Mar 24, 1765 Quartering Act 1766 Sugar Act Mar 18, 1766 Stamp Act Mar 18, 1766 Declaratory Act Jul 2, 1767 Town Shed act June 15-July 2 Sep 1, 1767 Currency Act Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacer Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Mar 22, 1774 Quebec Act May 20, 1774 Administration of justice act May 20, 1774 Massacussets act Oct 26, 1774 First Continental Congress Sep-Oct Mar 23, 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death" Speech Apr 17, 1775 Minutemen Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill 1776 Declaration of independence Started on June-July Dec 26, 1776 Hessians Sep 19, 1777 Battles of Saratoga (start) Oct 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga (end) Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation Sep 28, 1781 Seige of Yorktown (start) Oct 19, 1781 Seige of Yorktown (end) 1783 French Alliance 1775-1783 May 12, 1784 Treaty of Paris (effective) Sep 17, 1787 US Constitution signed