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George became the King of Great Britain and Ireland after his grandfather's death, as his father was already dead.
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A treaty is signed, ending the French and Indian War. Canada and lands east of the Mississippi River fell under British control.
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Parliament passes the Stamp Act to help pay for soldiers on the American frontier after the Seven Years War. This results in violent protests.
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The Stamp Act is repealed, but Parliament passes the Declaratory Act, stating their right to pass laws for the colonies.
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British troops arrive to enforce laws passed by Parliament.
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Four workers are shot by British troops stationed in Boston. Labeled by Patriots as the Boston Massacre.
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Patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians dump tea in the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
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The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, at Carpenter Hall. 56 delegates from all of the colonies except Geogia convened and discussed important events such as the Coercive Acts.
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Shots are fired at Lexington and Concord as the British try to seize weapons and gunpowder from the Patriots. Minute Men force to troops back to Boston.
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George Washington travels to Massachusetts to assume his position as Commander of the Continental Army.
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Thomas Paines Common Sense is published and becomes a best seller.
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The Continental Congress ratifies the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson.
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Around 22,000 British soldiers landed in America.
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The Continental Army is routed in Long Island. They fight with the British troops, but it ends with a bloody defeat for the Continental Army.
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In desperate need of financing and arms, Congress sends Benjamin Franklin to France to urge the French to ally with America.
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Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures a Hessian force at Trenton, New Jersey.
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A British force led by John Burgoyne takes Fort Ticonderoga in a devastating loss to the Americans.
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George Washington is defeated at Brandywine, and 1,100 Americans are killed or captured.
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George Washington is defeated in Germantown, securing Philadelphia for the British.
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The British are defeated, John Burgonye and his army are captured, and the turning point in the war begins.
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France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution becomes a world war.
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The British attack Charleston, South Carolina, and won after their defeat in 1776.
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A miraculous convergence of American and French forces traps Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. He surrenders his British army.
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A peace treaty is signed between Great Britain and the United States.
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Shay's Rebellion, an armed insurrection of debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts, quashed by the state militia.
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American delegates from all 13 states arrive in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of Confederation.
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The Constitutional Convention adjourns having passed a National Constitution that needs ratification from 3/4 of the states.
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The crucial states of Virginia and New York become the 10th and 11th states to pass the Constitution.
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George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
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The Bill of Rights is passed by the 1st Congress of the United States.
