US History 1700-1800

By nash.carlson

  • The American Revolution

    War of Independence was fought between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America.

  • French and Indian War Ends

    The British win a decisive victory over the French, outside Quebec.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    British formally gained control of Canada and all the French possessions east of the Mississippi.

  • Boston Massacre

    British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests.

  • Boston Tea Party

    A Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax.

  • First Continental Congress

    56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia. Delegates include Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Samuel Adams.

  • Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia

    Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.

  • First American Flag

    Continental Congress approves the first official flag of the United States.

  • Shays's Rebellion

    Farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes and stiff penalties for failure to pay.

  • US Constitution Implemented

    U.S. Constitution goes into effect, having been ratified by nine states.

  • US Supreme Court First Meeting

    U.S. Supreme Court meets for the first time at the Merchants Exchange Building in New York City.

  • Bill of Rights

    First ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, are ratified.

  • The Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin greatly increases the demand for slave labor.

  • John Adams Inauguration

    John Adams becomes the second president