US History Timeline 1700-1800 By ecargeoz 1701 Yale College was founded 1702 East and West Jersey became brown colonies 1704 Priby Council announces coin value is based on silver contents 1710 British troops began the nine day seige on the French fort 1712 New York slave revolt sesults in suicide 1732 Georgia was established 1739 The rebellion act 1741 Sinners in the hands of an angry God was written 1751 Parliament passes act forbidding paper money 1763 The proclamation 1763 The French and Indian war 1763 The Treaty of Paris 1765 Stamp Act of Congress 1770 The Boston massacre 1773 The Boston tea party 1776 Continental congress adopts the Declaration of Independance in Philadelphia 1777 Continental congress approves the first official flag 1783 The American Revolution 1789 George Washington was elected President of the United States 1789 US constitution goes into effect 1791 First ten amendments to the Constitution known as The Bill of Rights 1793 Washingtons second inauguration is held 1797 John Adams is inaugurated as second President