Timeline of US History 18th Century

Question 1

1702

Answer 1

William III died and was succeeded by Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
Queen Anne’s War: The war began.
East Jersey and West Jersey became Crown colonies.

Question 2

1714

Answer 2

Anne, Queen of Great Britain died and was succeeded by George I of Great Britain.

Question 3

1715

Answer 3

Yamasee War: The war, in Carolina, took place.

Question 4

1727

Answer 4

George I of Great Britain died and was succeeded by George II of Great Britain.

Question 5

1729

Answer 5

The proprietors of the Province of Carolina sold out to the British crown.

Question 6

1732

Answer 6

First Great Awakening: The First Great Awakening took place.

Question 7

1749

Answer 7

The Province of Georgia overturned its ban on slavery

Question 8

1752

Answer 8

Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment took place.

Question 9

1754

Answer 9

French and Indian War: The war began.

Albany Congress: A “Union of Colonies” was proposed.

Question 10

1758

Answer 10

The Treaty of Easton was signed.

Question 11

1760

Answer 11

French and Indian War: Pierre de Rigaud, Governor of New France, signed the Articles of Capitulation of Montreal, ceding the Ohio Country and Illinois Country, and the territory of modern-day Canada, to British Field Marshal Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, ending major hostilities.
George II of Great Britain died and was succeeded by his grandson George III of the United Kingdom.

Question 12

1763

Answer 12

Pontiac’s Rebellion: The rebellion began.
French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris, under which France ceded much of its North American territory to Great Britain but surrendered Louisiana to Spain, formally ended the war.
George III issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, establishing royal administration over the British colonies won under the Treaty of Paris and demarcating their western boundary.

Question 13

1764

Answer 13

The Sugar Act, intended to raise revenues, was passed by the British Parliament.
The British Parliament passed the Currency Act, which prohibited the colonies from issuing paper money.

Question 14

1765

Answer 14

To help defray the cost of keeping troops in America, the British Parliament enacted the Stamp Act 1765, imposing a tax on many types of printed materials used in the colonies.
The British Parliament enacted the Quartering Act, requiring the Thirteen Colonies to provide housing, food, and other provisions to British troops.
Virginia’s House of Burgesses adopted the Virginia Resolves, which claimed that under British law Virginians could be taxed only by an assembly to which they had elected representatives.
Stamp Act Congress: A congress of delegated from nine colonies adopted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, which petitioned Parliament and the King to repeal the Stamp Act.

Question 15

1766

Answer 15

Pontiac’s Rebellion: The rebellion ended.
The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and issued the Declaratory Act, which asserted its “full power and authority to make laws and statutes… to bind the colonies and people of America… in all cases whatsoever.”
The Liberty Pole was erected in New York City in celebration of the repeal of the Stamp Act.

Question 16

1767

Answer 16

The Townshend Acts, named for Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend, were passed by the British Parliament, placing duties on many items imported into America.

Question 17

1769

Answer 17

The British Parliament suspended the Governor and assembly of the Province of New York for failure to enforce the Quartering Act.
The broadside To the Betrayed Inhabitants of the City and Colony of New York was published by the local Sons of Liberty.

Question 18

1770

Answer 18

Battle of Golden Hill: British troops wounded several civilians and killed one.
Frederick North, Lord North becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Boston Massacre: The massacre took place.

Question 19

1771

Answer 19

Battle of Alamance: A battle took place in North Carolina ending the Regulator Movement.

Question 20

1772

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The Watauga Association, in modern-day Tennessee, declared itself independent.
Gaspée Affair: The affair took place.
Samuel Adams organized the Committees of Correspondence.

Question 21

1773

Answer 21

The British Parliament passed the Tea Act.
The local Sons of Liberty published Association of the Sons of Liberty in New York.
Boston Tea Party: The Boston Tea Party took place.

Question 22

1774

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Franklin, then Massachusetts’s agent in London, was questioned before the British Parliament.
Dunmore’s War: The war took place.
Britain passed the Quebec Act, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts.
First Continental Congress: The Congress, to which twelve colonies sent delegates, met.
Britain passed the Boston Port Act, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts.
Britain passed the Administration of Justice Act 1774, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts.
Britain passed the Massachusetts Government Act, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts.
Britain passed a second Quartering Act, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts.
Powder Alarm: British General Thomas Gage secretly raided a powder magazine in Cambridge.
The HMS Peggy Stewart was burned.
Greenwich Tea Party: The Greenwich Tea Party took place.

Question 23

1775

Answer 23

Second Continental Congress: The Congress met.
Battles of Lexington and Concord: The battles took place, beginning the American Revolutionary War.
Skenesboro, New York was captured by Lieutenant Samuel Herrick.
Fort Ticonderoga was captured by Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and the Green Mountain Boys.
Battle of Bunker Hill: The battle took place.
The Olive Branch Petition was sent to King George III.
Henry Knox began the transport of fifty-nine captured cannon from upstate New York to Boston.

Question 24

1776

Answer 24

New Hampshire ratified the first state constitution.
Prisoners began to be taken in Wallabout Bay. see Prisoners in the American Revolutionary War.
Thomas Paine published Common Sense.
Knox reached Boston.
Battle of Nassau: The battle began.
Battle of Nassau: The battle ended.
Second Continental Congress: The Congress enacted the Lee Resolution declaring independence from the British Empire.
Second Continental Congress: The Congress approved the written United States Declaration of Independence.
Battle of Long Island: The battle took place.
Staten Island Peace Conference: The peace conference took place.
Landing at Kip’s Bay: The landing took place.
Battle of Harlem Heights: The battle took place.
Great Fire of New York (1776): The fire began.
Nathan Hale was captured and executed for espionage.
Great Fire of New York (1776): The fire ended.
Battle of Valcour Island: The battle took place.
Battle of White Plains: The battle took place.
Battle of Fort Washington: The battle took place.
Battle of Fort Lee: The battle took place.
Battle of Iron Works Hill: The battle began.
Battle of Trenton: The battle took place.
Battle of Iron Works Hill: The battle ended.

Question 25

1777

Answer 25

Forage War: The war took place. Second Battle of Trenton: The battle took place. Battle of Princeton: The battle took place. Battle of Bound Brook: The battle took place. The Continental Army made camp at the Middlebrook encampment. The Continental Army left the Middlebrook encampment. Fort Ticonderoga was abandoned by the Continental Army due to advancing British troops placing cannon on Mount Defiance. The British retook Fort Ticonderoga. Battle of Hubbardton: The battle took place. Delegates in Vermont established the Vermont Republic and adopted the Constitution of Vermont (Vermont Republic), which abolished slavery. Battle of Short Hills: The battle took place. Battle of Oriskany: The battle took place. Battle of Bennington: The battle took place. Battle of Brandywine: The battle took place. Battles of Saratoga: The first Battle of Saratoga took place. Battle of Paoli: The battle took place. The British occupied Philadelphia. Battle of Germantown: The battle took place. Battles of Saratoga: The second battle concluded with the surrender of the British army under General John Burgoyne. Battle of Red Bank: The battle took place. Second Continental Congress: The Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. Battle of White Marsh: The battle began. Battle of White Marsh: The battle ended. Battle of Matson's Ford: The battle took place. The Continental Army entered its winter quarters at Valley Forge

Question 26

1778

Answer 26

The Treaty of Alliance was signed with France. Battle of Barren Hill: The battle took place. British occupation of Philadelphia ended. The Continental Army left its winter quarters at Valley Forge. Battle of Monmouth: The battle took place. The Continental Army entered winter quarters at the Middlebrook encampment.

Question 27

1779

Answer 27

The Continental Army left the Middlebrook encampment. Battle of Stony Point: The battle took place. Battle of Paulus Hook: The battle took place. The Continental Army entered winter quarters at Morristown.

Question 28

1780

Answer 28

A stockade known as Fort Nashborough was founded on the banks of the Cumberland River. Some eight thousand British forces under General Henry Clinton arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, from New York. Second Continental Congress: New York ceded its western claims, including territory west of Lake Ontario, to the Congress. Bombardment of Fort Charlotte: After a two-week siege, Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez captured Fort Charlotte, in Mobile, from the British. Siege of Charleston: British troops under General Clinton and naval forces under Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot besiege Charleston, South Carolina. The Continental Army left Morristown. Siege of Charleston: Fort Moultrie fell to the British. Siege of Charleston: American General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered Charleston to the British. The British lost two hundred and fifty-five men while capturing a large American garrison. Battle of Waxhaws: A clash between Continental Army forces under Abraham Buford and a mainly Loyalist force led by Banastre Tarleton near Lancaster, South Carolina resulted in the destruction of the American forces. Battle of Connecticut Farms: The battle took place. Battle of Springfield (1780): An attempted British invasion of New Jersey was stopped at Connecticut Farms and Springfield, ending major fighting in the North. John André was captured, exposing the treason of Arnold. Battle of Kings Mountain: The battle took place.

Question 29

1781

Answer 29

Battle of Cowpens: The battle took place. The Articles of Confederation were ratified. Battle of Guilford Court House: The battle took place. Siege of Yorktown: The British surrendered at Yorktown. The Bank of North America was chartered.

Question 30

1782

Answer 30

The British government officially, yet informally, recognized American independence.

Question 31

1783

Answer 31

American Revolutionary War: The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the war. The British withdraw from ports in New York and the Carolinas.

Question 32

1784

Answer 32

The State of Frankland, later Franklin, seceded from North Carolina.

Question 33

1785

Answer 33

Congress refused Franklin admission to the Union. | The Treaty of Hopewell was signed.

Question 34

1786

Answer 34

``` Shays' Rebellion: The rebellion took place. Annapolis Convention (1786): The convention failed. ```

Question 35

1787

Answer 35

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was passed. Philadelphia Convention: A Constitutional convention took place in Philadelphia. Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ratified the Constitution.

Question 36

1788

Answer 36

North Carolina reconquered and dissolved the State of Franklin.

Question 37

1789

Answer 37

United States presidential election, 1789: The election took place. The United States Constitution came into effect. First inauguration of George Washington: George Washington was inaugurated as President in New York City. 1st United States Congress: The Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789 and the Hamilton tariff. The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty was signed. North Carolina, by a margin of 43%, became the twelfth state to ratify the Constitution.

Question 38

1790

Answer 38

The Southwest Territory (a/k/a Territory South of the River Ohio) is created from North Carolina's Western frontier lands. Rhode Island, by a margin of 3%, became the thirteenth state to ratify the Constitution.

Question 39

1791

Answer 39

The United States Bill of Rights was ratified. The First Bank of the United States was chartered. The independent Vermont Republic was admitted to the Union as Vermont, becoming the fourteenth state.

Question 40

1792

Answer 40

Kentucky County, Virginia became the fifteenth state of Kentucky. U.S. presidential election, 1792: Washington was reelected President. John Adams was chosen as Vice President.

Question 41

1793

Answer 41

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. A yellow fever outbreak occurred in Philadelphia. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 was passed. Chisholm v. Georgia was decided.

Question 42

1794

Answer 42

Whiskey Rebellion: The rebellion took place. The Nickajack Expedition brings a close to the Chickamauga Wars. Battle of Fallen Timbers: The battle took place ending the Northwest Indian War with the Western Confederacy. The first of the "Civilized" Indian Nations, the Cherokee Nation, is founded.

Question 43

1795

Answer 43

The Treaty of Greenville was signed. The Jay Treaty was signed. The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified

Question 44

1796

Answer 44

Tennessee, formerly Southwest Territory, was admitted as the sixteenth state.

Question 45

1797

Answer 45

Adams was inaugurated. | XYZ Affair: The affair took place.

Question 46

1798

Answer 46

The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed. | The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were issued.

Question 47

1799

Answer 47

The Charles Brockden Brown novel Edgar Huntly was published. Fries's Rebellion: The rebellion took place. The Logan Act was passed. Washington died.

Question 48

1800

Answer 48

The Library of Congress was founded. | U.S. presidential election, 1800: Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in votes in the Electoral College.