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Born
John Singleton Copley was born in boston on his parents tobbaco farm, they were both emigrants from ireland -
King Georger War
The third French and indian war begins. it Last until 1748 -
Father Dies
His father dies when he is 10 years old -
Step father dies
Step father, Peter Pelham, Died (he taught him how to paint better and was frist form teacher) John was only 13 years old and brealy got to know him. -
First recorded painted Portrat
John Painted his step brother, the painting was know as "the boy with the squirl" -
Frech and indian War begins
The forth french amd indian war, the most importonet (1754-1763) Begins for the control of the Ohio River Valley. -
The Treaty of Pairs
France cedes Canada to Britain under the Treaty of Pairs ending the seven years of war. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp act is passed by parlient -
Quartering act
The Quartering act is passed by parlent permitting english soilders to live in colonists house. -
Paul Rever
Painted a portrait of Paul Rever, his most famous portrait -
Married
Copley Married Susanna Clark and then built a house on Beacon
hill (The siteog the states capitol building, mogern day) -
Portrait of Samuel Adams
After becoming the most saght out painter in the colonial collanies in the 1760s, He was the best portrait painter in the colianes so Samuel Adams couldn't miss this opertunety. ( his portrait ended up as own of Copleys best) -
Trip to eroupe
Went from london ( were he made plans to build a house) to Pairs to althrought Italy. -
The Inntolerablr Acts
The Inntolerablr acts are passed by parliment, Putting many items on a higher tax, witch fustrated many collinests -
Shoking return
Returend to newly built house in london from traviling to Italy and Paris, where hi found his wifeSussan Craft left with her family back to boston as a loyalist refugr. He never left london again and never went after his wife. -
Battle at Bunker hill
The first recored battle of the Revoltionary war, were British troop went up a hill three times to win the battle even though they had more casulties. -
The U.S wrights and declares indepentents
The declartion of independents is written and sign and the second contantal congress declares there independes from England. -
French Declation
The French National Assembly, inspired in part by by the Declaration of Independence, issues the Declaration of the Rights of Man. -
The Bill of Rights is ratified
The Bill of Rights ratified, protecting individual liberties from power of central govenment. The first 110 adendments to the Constitutin guarantee such basic rights as freedom of spech, religion, and assembly and the right to a jury trial. -
Died
Copley dies of pralysis after a month of strugleing with it in his house in england
