• French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
  • End of French and Indian War

    End of French and Indian War
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
  • Townshed Acts of 1767

    Townshed Acts of 1767
  • Boston Massacare

    Boston Massacare
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
  • Jefferson writes the first IOU

    Jefferson writes the first IOU
  • Battles of Trenton and New Jersey

    Battles of Trenton and New Jersey
  • Manumission

    Manumission
  • American and British Battle of Saratoga

    American and British Battle of Saratoga
  • Howe captures Philadelphia

    Howe captures Philadelphia
  • State Constitutions

    State Constitutions
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
  • Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US

    Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
  • Winter at Valley Forge

    Winter at Valley Forge
  • John Paul Jones & Serapis

    John Paul Jones & Serapis
  • Spain Declares war on Great Britain

    Spain Declares war on Great Britain
  • British forces capture Charles Town

    British forces capture Charles Town
  • British surrender at Yorktown

    British surrender at Yorktown
  • Plans for first Fed. Tax

    Plans for first Fed. Tax
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
  • Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers

    Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers
  • The Ordinance of 1785

    The Ordinance of 1785
  • The North West Ordinance

    The North West Ordinance
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
  • Convention

    Convention
  • Singing of the Constitution

    Singing of the Constitution
  • Delaware fist state to approve Constitution

    Delaware fist state to approve Constitution
  • New Hampshire ratifies Constitution

    New Hampshire  ratifies Constitution
  • Land Act of 1800

    Land Act of 1800