1700-1800 By padresammi 1701 Foundation of Yale College 1722 Father Rale's War begins 1725 Father Rale's War ends 1744 King George's War begins 1748 King George's War ends 1752 Ben Franklin's kite experiment 1759 Quebec taken by British in French and Indian War Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence signed 1789 George Washington elected president Mar 4, 1797 John Adams becomes President May 23, 1797 XYZ Affair 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts