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Establishment of New Jersey
Queen Anne establishes New Jersey from the provinces of East New Jersey and West New Jersey. -
Attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts
French and Indian forces attack Deerfield during the Queen Anne's War. Fifty six English were killed and over one hundred were captured. -
First regular newspaper in the American Colonies
The News-Letter is begun in Boston by John Campbell. -
Queen Anne's War ends
Queen Anne's War ends with the French with the signing of the Treaties of Utrecht in which Nova Scotia was given to England. -
Dummer's War starts
The English colonists declare war to the Wabanaki Confederacy and the French after a series of disagreements. -
Dummer's War ends
The war ends after three years of conflict. -
North Carolina becomes a Crown Colony
Lord propietors in North Carolina sold their interests to the British Crown. -
George Washington is born
George Washington, a hero in American history, is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. -
George Whitefield arrives in North America
George Whitefield, the predominant preacher in North America's Great Awakening, arrives for the first time to North America. -
King George's War begins
The first battle in King George's War begins in the port of Canso by the New French. The war lasted for four years. -
Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod
After discovering that lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm, Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod to prevent damage done by lightning in constructions. -
George Washington attacks Fort Duquesne
After the French occupied Fort Duquesne without heeding warning to leave the territory, George Washington and his troops attacked the fort and started the French and Indian War. -
France cedes Louisiana to Spain
Spain ruled over Louisiana for thirty-eight years until the land was returned back to the French. -
French and Indian War ends
The war ended with a peace treaty that gave Canada and the American midwest to the English. -
The Sugar Act is implemented
The Sugar Act placed a duty on daily commodities in New England. -
The Stamp Act implemented
The Stamp Act requires revenue stamps and taxes in the New England colonies to pay for British troops. -
No taxation without representation
Nine colonies hold the Stamp Act Congress and unite against Taxation without Represenation. -
Stamp Act is repealed
After the American colonies united against the Stamp Act, the British Crown repealed the Stamp Act. -
More levies on the American colonies
More levies were placed on goods by the Crown to the American colonies. After three years, most of the levies would be lifted except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
British troops open fire against a mob and kill five men. Protest begin. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonial patriots disguised as indians dumps more than 300 of crates of tea into the sea. -
American Revolution War starts
The war of independence starts at the battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. -
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress signs the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. -
First official flag
Congress adopts the first official flag of the United States. -
Britan recognizes American independence
After the surrender of Gen. Charles Cornwallis in Yorktown, Great Britain recognizes the American Independence through the Treaty of Paris. -
George Washinton is elected president
George Washington is unanimously elected the first president of the United States. -
U.S. Constitution goes into effect
The U.S. Constitution is ratified by nine states. -
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, are ratified. -
Cotton gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, increasing the demand of slave labor. -
John Adams becomes president
John Adams is inaugurated as the second president of the United States.
