Revolution & Nation Building timeline

Jun 19, 1754

Colonial Congress at Albany
Period: Jul 21, 1754 to Jul 21, 1820

Revolution and Nation Building
Jul 3, 1756

French and Indian War
Feb 10, 1763

Treaty of Paris
Mar 22, 1765

Stamp Act
Mar 5, 1770

Boston Massacre
Dec 16, 1773

Boston Tea Party
Sep 5, 1774

First Continental Congress
Apr 19, 1775

Lexington and Concord
May 10, 1775

Second Continental Congress
May 10, 1775

Ethan Allen captures Fort Ticonderoga
Jun 17, 1775

Battle of Bunker Hill
Jul 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence
Dec 26, 1776

Washington captures Hessians at Trenton
Oct 17, 1777

Battle of Saratoga

Surrender of Burgoyne
Dec 19, 1777

Washington encamps at Valley Forge
Feb 6, 1778

French-American Alliance
Sep 23, 1779

Naval victory of John Paul Jones
Oct 19, 1781

General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Nov 15, 1781

Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
Sep 23, 1783

Treaty of Paris
Aug 31, 1786

Shay's Rebellion
Mar 14, 1787

Constitutional Convention meets at Philadelphia
May 14, 1787

Signing of the Constitution of the USA
Apr 30, 1789

Washington inaugurated first President
Dec 1, 1793

Thomas Jefferson founds Republican (Democratic) party
Oct 28, 1795

Jay's treaty ratified
Mar 4, 1797

John Adams becomes president
Jul 6, 1798

Alien and sedition laws enacted
Jun 11, 1800

Nation's capitol moved Washington DC
Mar 4, 1801

Thomas Jefferson becomes president
Aug 1, 1801

War with the Barbary States, North Africa
Apr 30, 1803

Purchase of Louisiana Territory
Jul 11, 1804

Burr kills Hamilton in a duel
Jun 2, 1805

Lewis and Clark expedition

Lewis and Clark Exhibition Discovering Lewis & Clark
Jan 1, 1808

Prohibition of the foreign slave trade
Mar 4, 1809

James Madison becomes president
Jun 18, 1812

War of 1812
Aug 25, 1814

British capture Washington DC
Dec 24, 1814

Treaty of Ghent
Jan 8, 1815

Battle of New Orleans
Feb 24, 1817

Seminole War
Mar 4, 1817

James Monroe becomes president
Jul 21, 1820

The Missouri Compromise

Colonial Congress at Albany

Revolution and Nation Building

French and Indian War

Treaty of Paris

Stamp Act

Boston Massacre

Boston Tea Party

First Continental Congress

Lexington and Concord

Second Continental Congress

Ethan Allen captures Fort Ticonderoga

Battle of Bunker Hill

Declaration of Independence

Washington captures Hessians at Trenton

Battle of Saratoga

Washington encamps at Valley Forge

French-American Alliance

Naval victory of John Paul Jones

General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown

Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

Treaty of Paris

Shay's Rebellion

Constitutional Convention meets at Philadelphia

Signing of the Constitution of the USA

Washington inaugurated first President

Thomas Jefferson founds Republican (Democratic) party

Jay's treaty ratified

John Adams becomes president

Alien and sedition laws enacted

Nation's capitol moved Washington DC

Thomas Jefferson becomes president

War with the Barbary States, North Africa

Purchase of Louisiana Territory

Burr kills Hamilton in a duel

Lewis and Clark expedition

Prohibition of the foreign slave trade

James Madison becomes president

War of 1812

British capture Washington DC

Treaty of Ghent

Battle of New Orleans

Seminole War

James Monroe becomes president

The Missouri Compromise