1700-1800

By emilypate

  • The Collegiate school at Saybrook is founded in Connecticut

    Later, this school will be renamed as Yale College.

  • East and West Jersey become crown colonies

    Both East and West Jersey had their own constitutions and governor until this day.

  • Queen Anne's War begins

    After the death of William III, war was declared on France. This war was the second of the French and Indian Wars.

  • Queen Anne's War ends

    The Treaty of Utrecht was signed, which ended the war.

  • Queen Anne passed away

    Queen Anne was suffering from gout even when she was crowned as queen. Her health slowly failed and when she died George I took over.

  • Yamasee War begins

    The aftermath of the Tuscarora War was one of the reasons the Yamasee War began.

  • Drummer's War begins

    This war had many different names. The war took place in many places in the North.

  • Drummer's War ends

    A peace treaty ended this war, which was a surrender.

  • King George I passes away

    The throne is passed down to George II

  • The Province of Georgia is founded

    General James Oglethorpe took a major part in the founding of this province.

  • George Whitfield begins a journey through the colonies

    While on this journey, the First Great Awakening began.

  • Ben Franklin conducted his kite experiment

    Franklin wanted to demonstrate the electrical nature of lightning.

  • French and Indian War begins

    Some fighting began this early in the year, but the war officially started in May of 1756.

  • The Albany Congress

    Great Britain's colonies officials met with the Native American Iroquois Confederacy to discuss plans of defense.

  • George III takes the throne

    After the death of George II, George III was next in line.

  • French and Indian War ends

    This war ended because the Treaty of Paris was signed by France, Great Britain, and Spain.

  • Pontiac's War begins

    Native American warriors attacked the British.

  • Royal Proclamation of 1763

    This proclamation drew territory lines after the end of the French and Indian Wars.

  • The Sugar Act

    A tax was placed on sugar and molasses by the British.

  • The Stamp Act

    Every piece of printed paper that was used required a tax payment.

  • The Quartering Act

    This act stated that troops could only be quartered in barracks and if there was not enough space there they were to be placed in public houses or inns.

  • Townshend duties went into effect

    A tax was placed on all common products.

  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers killed people while under attack by a mob.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Massachusetts colonists disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and boarded British tea ships to dumb 342 chests of tea into the harbor.

  • First Continental Congress

    Delegates from each of the 13 colonies, with the exception of Georgia, met to organize colonial resistance to certain acts.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Just like the First Continental Congress, delegates met from each colony to discuss the nation's future.

  • Betsy Ross created the American flag

    This flag included 13 stripes and 13 five-pointed stars.

  • Independence was declared by the United States.

    The thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain.

  • Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag

    Congress accepted the flag made by Betsy Ross.

  • George Washigton was elected president

    He was elected unanimously in the nation's first presidential election.

  • John Adams was elected president

    After Washington refused a third term, Adams became the second President of the United States.