Key dates Flashcards
1607
Virginia established
1754
Albany conference
1756-63
The French-Indian (or Seven Years’) War
1759
Britain captured Quebec
1760
Accession of George III
1763
Peace of Paris
When was Georgia established?
1732
The Proclamation Line
1763
The Sugar and Currency Acts
1764
Repeal of the Stamp Act
1766
Townshend Duties
1767 March
New York Restraining Act
1767 March
Boston Massacre
1770 March
Repeal of the Townshend Duties
1770 April
The Tea Act
1773 May
Boston Tea Party
1773 December
The Coercive Acts
1774 Spring
First Continental Congress
1774 September
Lexington and Concord fighting
April 1775
Second Continental Congress
May 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
June 1775
Olive Branch Petition
July 1775
Failure of American invasion of Canada
1775-6
Publication of Common Sense
January 1776
Declaration of Independence
July 1776
When was the War of Independence?
1776-83
When did British forces land in New York 1776
July
When did Howe capture Philadelphia?
September 1777
When did Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga?
October 1777
When was there an American alliance with France?
1778
When did Spain join the war?
1779
When did Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown?
1781
When did Lord North resign?
1782
When was the (later) Peace of Paris?
1783
When was the Battle of Long Island? (also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights)
27th August 1776
When was the Virginian Declaration of Rights?
June 1776
When were the Articles of Confederation drafted?
July 1776
When did Vermont declare itself an independent state?
January 1777
When did Vermont abolish slavery?
July 1777
When did Pennsylvania abolish slavery?
1780
When were the Articles of Confederation ratified?
1781
1785
Land Ordnance
1786
The Annapolis meeting
1786-7
Shay’s Rebellion
1787 May-September
The Northwest Ordinance
When was the meeting of the Philadelphia Convention
1787
When was the Constitution ratified?
1788
When was Washington elected president?
April 1789
When was the Judiciary Act?
September 1789
When was the Bank of the United States chartered?
February 1791
When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
December 1791
When was Washington re-elected president?
1792
When was the Whiskey Insurrection?
June 1794
When was Jay’s Treaty with Britain?
November 1794
When was the Treaty of San Lorenzo?
1795
When was John Adams elected president?
1796
When was the XYZ affair?
1797
When was the Alien and Sedition Acts?
1798
When was Thomas Jefferson elected president?
1801
