Political Events (1490-1800) By peytonlynn07 Period: 1490 to 1800 Encounters and Foundations 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers New World 1732 Georgia Colony 1752 Ben Franklin discovers electricity 1754 French and Indian War 1763 Proclamation of 1763 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion 1763-1766 1765 Stamp Act 1767 Townshend Act 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 First Continental Congress 1775 American Revolutionary/ Revolutionary War 1775-1783 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775 Second Continental Congress 1776 Declaration of Independence 1776 The New York Campaign 1777 Winter at Valley Forge 1777-1778 1781 Articles of Confederation 1783 Treaty of Paris 1787 Federalist Papers 1791 Bill of Rights 1794 Whiskey Rebellion