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The French and Indian War, 1754–1763
The Proclamation of 1763
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Olaudah Equiano, 1784
Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress of 1765
On the Right to Tax America, William Pitt, 1766
The Boston Massacre, 1770
Rights of the Colonists, Samuel Adams, 1772
The Boston Tea Party, 1773
The First Continental Congress convenes, 1774
The “Intolerable Acts” are issued, 1774
1750
Scottish chemist Joseph Black discovers carbon dioxide, and later the latent heat of fusion, 1754
The Great earthquake in Lisbon claims over 60,000 lives, 1755
The Seven Years’ War, 1756
The British Empire begins as British Commander Robert Clive defeats Nawab of Bengal, 1757
Catherine II (“the Great”) becomes czarina of Russia, 1762
Sir William Arkwright patents a spinning machine, paving the way for the Industrial Revolution, 1769
Nitrogen is discovered independently by Joseph Priestley and Daniel Rutherford, 1772
The first of the partitions of Poland begins by Prussia, Russia, and Austria, 1772


Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Patrick Henry, 1775
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson, 1775
Paul Revere and William Dawes warn that “the British are coming,” 1775
A clash between minutemen and redcoats results in “The shot heard ‘round the world,” 1775
George Washington is named commander in chief, 1775
Common Sense, Thomas Paine, 1776
Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, 1776
The first flag of the United States is approved by the Continental Congress, 1777
The Articles of Confederation, Second Continental Congress, 1777
French troops arrive in Newport, Rhode Island to support the Americans, 1780
The delegations from the United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris, 1783
Shay’s Rebellion begins as farmers take up arms in protest of high taxes, 1786
Constitution of the United States, Constitutional Convention, 1787
The Federalist No. 10, James Madison, 1787
George Washington’s First Inaugural Address, 1789
The Bill of Rights, 1791
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, 1793
1775
The Iron Bridge, the first ever made from cast iron, is completed in Shropshire, 1779
The League of Armed Neutrality is created by Russia, Sweden, and Denmark to show their disapproval over British seizures of neutral shipping, 1780
William Herschel discovers Uranus during his search for double stars, 1781
The first manned hot air balloon is flown in Paris by Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis D’Arlands, 1783
The Sheikhs of Khalifa begin their rule over Bahrain, 1783
Crimea is annexed by Russia, 1784
The French parliament presents its grievances to Louis XVI who convenes the Estates-General, 1788
The French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille, 1789
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are executed as the Reign of Terror begins in France, 1793
Kosciusko’s uprising in Poland is suppressed by the Russians, 1794
Edward Jenner introduces the smallpox vaccination, 1796
The Qajar dynasty begins its rule over Iran, 1796
Napoleon extends the French occupation into Rome and Egypt, 1798
The Rosetta Stone is discovered in Egypt, 1799
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is established, 1801


John Adams is inaugurated as the second president of the United States, 1797
The Louisiana Purchase is completed, 1803
Lewis and Clark set out to explore the West and find a route to the Pacific, 1804
1800
Napoleon transforms the Consulate of France into an empire and names himself as emperor of France, 1804