1700 - 1800

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    1700 - 1800

    Historical Events Between 1700 - 1800

  • Victory

    The British win over the French for control of Eastern North America.

  • Treaty of Paris

    British gain control of Canada

  • Boston Massacre

    British Troop shoot and kill five men, starting public protests

  • Tea Overboard

    A group of patriots board ship in Boston and dump over 300 crates of tea to protest Tea Tax.

  • First Continental Congress

    56 delegates meet in Philadelphia.

  • American Revolution

    War for independence

  • Independence

    Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.

  • Finally a Flag

    First official flag.

  • Constitution is Born

    The first U.S, Constitution.

  • Surrender

    Charles Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington at Yorktown.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Britain acknowledges American Independence and the War ends.

  • First President

    George Washington is unanimously voted as president

  • U.S, Constitution

    The constitution goes into effect.

  • Inauguration of The First President

    Washington is inaugurated in New York

  • Bill of Rights

    First ten amendments to the constitution.

  • Washington is Back Again

    Second Inauguration of George Washington.

  • Second President

    Inauguration of John Adams