U.S. History

  • The 1651 Act was passed

  • The 1651 Act was reissued as the Navigation Act

  • The Molasses Act was passed

  • The British Empire adopted the Gregorian Calender

  • The Battle of Jumonville Glen (French and Indian War)

  • The Battle of Fort Necessity

  • The Battle of Monongahela

  • Lisbon Earthquake

  • The Diplomatic Revolution

  • The Seven Years' War

  • The Treaty of St. Petersburg was signed

  • The Treaty of Paris (1763) was signed

  • Pontiac's Rebellion (Pontiac's War)

  • The Molasses Act was renewed as the Sugar Act

  • The Currency Act was passed

  • The Stamp Act was passed

  • the Quartering Act was passed

  • The Virginian Resolution

  • The Sons of Liberty were organized

  • The Declaratory Act was passed

  • The Townshend Acts were passed

  • The Boston Massacre

  • The Tea Act was passed

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Intolerable Acts were passed

  • The First Continental Congress was established

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord (the Revolutionary War)

  • The Second Continental Congress was established

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

  • The Olive-Branch Petition was adopted

  • The Battle of Quebec

  • The Declaration of Independence was adopted

  • The Declaration of Independence was signed

  • The Battle of Long Island

  • The Battle of Valcour Island

  • The Battle of White Plains

  • George Washington crossed the Delaware River

  • The Battle of Princeton

  • The Battle of Saratoga

  • The Articles of Confederation were adopted

  • The Battle of Savannah, Georgia

  • The Battle of Charleston

  • The Battle of Camden

  • The Battle of King's Mountain

  • The Battle of Cowpens

  • The Battle of Guilford Court House

  • The Treaty of Paris (1783) was signed

  • The Northwest Indian War

  • The Constitution was adopted

  • Delaware became a state

  • Pennsylvania became a state

  • New Jersey became a state

  • Georgia became a state

  • Connecticut became a state

  • Massachusetts became a state

  • Maryland became a state

  • South Carolina became a state

  • New Hampshire became a state

  • Virginia became a state

  • New York became a state

  • George Washington became president

  • The French Revolution

  • North Carolina became a state

  • Rhode Island became a state

  • Washington D.C. became the capital of the nation

  • The First Bank of the United States was established

  • Vermont became a state

  • The Whiskey Rebellion

  • The Bill of Rights was ratified

  • Kentucky Became a state

  • The Yellow Fever outbreak

  • The Jay Treaty was signed

  • The 11th Amendment was ratified

  • The Treaty of Greenville was signed

  • The Pinckney's Treaty was signed

  • Tennessee became a state

  • John Adams became president

  • The XYZ Affair

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed

  • The Quasi-War

  • The Logan Act was passed

  • End of the French Revolution

  • The Library of Congress was established

  • Thomas Jefferson became president

  • Ohio became a state

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The 12th Amendment was ratified

  • The Chesapeake Affair

  • The Embargo Act was passed

  • Ellis Island was purchased

  • James Madison became president

  • Louisiana became a state