C07 By ramicon Mar 5, 1760 Atascosita (or Atascosito) Road used for military purposes Period: Mar 5, 1760 to Mar 5, 1830 C07 Mar 5, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War in Europe Mar 5, 1773 British captain James Cook crosses the Antarctic Circle Mar 5, 1773 Spain abandons East Texas missions Mar 5, 1773 Boston Tea Party occurs Mar 5, 1779 Nacogdoches founded Mar 5, 1789 George Washington becomes first U.S. President Mar 5, 1793 Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin Mar 5, 1803 United States buys Louisiana from France Mar 5, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte becomes emperor of France Mar 5, 1819 Adams-Onís Treaty signed Mar 5, 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain