American revolution

1700s American Timeline

By aidenstormo

  • Virginia passes Slave Code

  • Act of Union creates Great Britain

  • German and Swiss immigrants arrive

  • Slaves revolt in New York City

  • New Orleans established by France

  • The Great Awakening starts

  • Colony of Geogia founded

  • Stono Rebellion

  • The Ohio Company receives land from Virginia

  • Albany Plan of Union

  • French and Indian War starts

  • The Battle of the Plains of Abraham

    British Victory

  • George III becomes the King of Great Britain

  • Pontiacs Rebellion

  • French and Indian War ends

    British Victory

  • Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War

    British Victory

  • The Paxton Boys uprise and march on Philidelphia

  • Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stirs up controversy

  • Sons of Liberty

  • The Stamp Act Congress

    First Congress in America. Held in New York City.

  • Townshend Acts

  • British Troops staitioned in Boston

  • First mission in California founded by Farther Serra

  • Boston Massacre

    Colonist killed after rising tensions and a violent protest

  • The Tea Act

  • Boston Tea Party

  • The Intolerable Acts

  • First Continental Congress convenes

    Carpenters Hall in Pennslyvania

  • American War of Independence begins

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First battles of the Revolution

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    British Victory

  • Common Sense by Thomas Paine

  • Declaration of Independence

    Independence was declared; however, it was not signed until August 2, 1776

  • Battle of Trenton

    American Victory

  • Vermont bans slavery

  • Battle of Saratoga

    American victory

  • Articles of Confederation drafted

  • Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France

    France reconizes The U.S. and joins the American Revolution

  • Battle of Yorktown

    American Victory

  • Articles of Confederation ratified

  • Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution

  • Northwest Ordinance of 1787

  • Constitutional Convention

  • U.S. Constitution is ratified

  • French Revolution starts

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    George Washington becomes first president of the United States

  • First Bank of the United States

  • Bill of Rights ratified

  • Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin

  • First Federal Fugitive Slave Law

  • Whiskey Rebellion

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

  • XYZ Affair