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The Iron Act is passed by the English Parliament
The Iron Act is passed by the English Parliament, protecting their iron industry by restricting the growth of the American iron industry to the supply of raw metals -
The Currency Act is passed by the English Parliament
The Currency Act is passed by the English Parliament, banning paper money in the New England colonies -
The French and Indian War begins
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Washington builds Fort Necessity in the Ohio Territory
Washington builds Fort Necessity in the Ohio Territory with a small group of colonists after defeating the French -
Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to the French
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The population of colonists in America reaches 1,500,000
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Huge fire in Boston, destroying most of it
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The French and Indian War ends
France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. -
The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia.
September 5 to October 26, the First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. 56 delegates representing every colony, except Georgia were there -
New Hampshire adopts the first state constitution
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Actual signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Washington sends troops from Valley Forge to intercept General Clinton.
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The Supreme Court of Massachusetts abolishes slavery in that state.
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In Virginia, the House of Burgesses grants freedom to slaves who served in the Continental Army.
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George Washington delivers his Inaugural address as first POTUS
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The Census Act is passed by Congress
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First census is completed
The first census shows that there are nearly 4 million people in the U.S. and western territories