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Benjamin Franklin Born
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Great Awakening
Evangelical Revival -
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French and Indian War
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7 Years' War
Global War involving Europe -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the 7 Years' War -
Stamp Act
Parliament passed the stamp act, a tax collected on newspapers and legal documents. -
Sons of Liberty
Groups formed to organize further resistance. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire on crowd killing 5. -
Boston Tea Party
342 chests of tea dumped into Griffin's Wharf, Boston. -
1st Continental Congress Formed
Meeting of 12 delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. -
Samp Act Repealed
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Congress approves Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet urging the colonies to fight for independence from Britain. -
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Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay's armed protest of increasing debt and collection of taxes. -
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Constitutional Convention
The gathering of leaders in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia with the goal to decide how the new nation would be governed. -
Constitution
The majority voted for the Constitution, and it was now in effect. -
George Washington sworn in as President
Having won the electoral vote on April 6, 1788, George Washington becomes the first President of the United States. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution ends with the rise of Napoleon. -
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The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest of the taxes levied on whiskey. -
First Bank of the U.S.
Congress approves the first national bank. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution aimed at limiting governmental control. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. -
Swearing in of President John Adams
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Acts which limited freedom of speech and made it easier to deport immigrants and limit their vote. -
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
The Virginia Resolution stated the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
