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1700-1800
This is a timeline that focuses on the significant events of late colonial America and the start of the United States of America. -
Deerfield Massacre
This was the massacre in Deerfield Massachusetts that resulted in the deaths of 48 English colonists. The French and some Indians were the ones who performed the Massacre. -
The Death of Blackbeard
Blackbeard was killed off the coast of North Carolina by Lieutenant Robert Maynard and his crew. -
Dummer's War
This was a conflict between the English colonists in Massachusetts and the Wabanaki Confederation. The conflict lasted until 1725. -
The Arrival of George Whitefield
This was the year that the famed preacher who would eventually be instrumental in the First Great Awakening first arrived in America. This was the first of seven visits that would spark the Great Awakening. -
King George's War
This was a conflict between the French and the British. It was a fight for dominance in the New World. It was a struggle over whose territory was whose. Ultimately it was inconclusive and accomplished nothing. This was due to the fact that after they made peace in 1748 they restored the land that was won back to the empire that had before the start of the conflict. -
The Lightning Rod
Benjamin Franklin invents the Lightning Rod after discovering that it is electricity. -
The End of the French and Indian War
This was the end of a nearly decade long war between the French and the British. This war established Britain's dominance in North America. Ultimately the expense of the war and the means for which the king tried to pay for it would lead to the American Revolutionary War. -
America Declares Her Independence
1776 was the year the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. Signifying America's independence. It was largely written by Thomas Jefferson. July 4, 1776, was the birth of America's independence. -
George Washington Elected President of the United States
George Washington was not only elected but unanimously voted into office. He was inaugurated on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. -
John Adams Second President of the United States
John Adams was elected as the second U.S. president in 1796. He was inaugurated in 1797 and served as president for four years.
