1700-1800

By ccampbell

  • French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war comes to a close as Britain and France fight for control of Eastern North America

  • Treaty of Paris

    Britain now controls Canada and all previously French land easy of Mississippi

  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers fire into a mob of American colonists killing five people

  • Continental Congress Meets In Philadelphia

  • American Revolution

    The American colonists began waging war on Britain

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is formally adopted by Congress

  • General George Washington defeats Cornwallis at Yorktown

  • Britain acknowledges America's independence

  • Constitutional Convention

    The U.S. Constitution is drafted in Philadelphia

  • George Washington elected President

  • Bill of rights

    First ten amendments are ratified

  • Cotton gin is invented by Eli Whitney

  • John Adams inaugurated