The 13 Colonies... By facebooker_100003473446821 Period: Jan 1, 1740 to Dec 31, 1919 The Independence of the 13 Colonies Jun 16, 1754 French and Indian War May 16, 1763 Conclusion of the French and Indian War Aug 16, 1775 No taxation without representation Feb 3, 1783 The 13 Colonies won independence from Britain Aug 15, 1787 Constitutional Convention Jun 5, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president Jun 16, 1861 Civil War Until 1865. Feb 19, 1898 United States was becoming a world power Aug 23, 1915 The Ku-Klux Klan was reformed Aug 23, 1919 Red Summer
