U.S History

1700s-1800s

Sep 2, 1752

1752 Britian and British colonies switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calender

1700s-1800s

Sep 13, 1759

French and Indian War; Final conflict in the ongoing struggle between the British and French for control of eastern North America. The British win a decisive victory over the French on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec.

1700s-1800s

Dec 6, 1773

Boston Tea Party; Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships to Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax.

1700s-1800s

Feb 4, 1789

George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors