1620. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rhode Island settled by Roger Williams 100 136 113 166 114 242 173 139 1673. Marquette and Joliet discover the Mississippi 1706. Deerfield and Haverhill sacked by Indians 335 180 1733. Oglethorpe settled in Georgia 148 1736. The Wesleys in Georgia 155 1744. Chime of bells placed in Christ Church, Boston 1749. Slave-trade encouraged by Parliament. 1752. Franklin proves lightning to be electricity Washington's surrender at Fort Necessity 1755. Braddock's defeat 1759. Wolfe captured Quebec. Death of Wolfe 242 340 185 335 188 193 197 1766. Stamp Act repealed. 1768. Arkwright invents the spinning-jenny 1770. Boston ladies pledge themselves not to drink tea 1773. Destruction of tea at Boston. 1774. First Congress met at Philadelphia . Boston closed as a port of landing 1775. Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19 Chronological Table. 1775. Allen and Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga, May 10 English ships-of-war anchored in Boston harbor Washington took command of the army "Yankee Doodle" written 1776. Boston evacuated by the British, March 17 German boy's funeral Opposition to slavery Declaration of Independence adopted by Congress, 523 1781. A French fleet joins the Americans. 1783. Peace concluded . . Washington at home 1787. Constitutional convention at Philadelphia. Constitution adopted Sept. 17 283 284 288 287 293 1806. Ports of Europe closed to American vessels. 313 314 1809. James Madison, President. Abraham Lincoln born. 1812. War with England Louisiana admitted to the Union 1813. The Shannon captures the Chesapeake 1814 British troops enter Washington and burn the 320 324 325 326 355 355 397 402 1859. John Brown in Kansas and Virginia 1860. Abraham Lincoln elected President Secession of South Carolina . 1861. Lincoln inaugurated President Jefferson Davis President of the Southern Confed- Population of Canada 1862. McClellan's failure on the Peninsula The Monitor and the Virginia Capture of Port Royal 515 425 426 428 crosses the Rapidan, May 3 1864. General Grant made commander-in-chief. He Siege of Petersburg. Sherman's march to the sea Battle of Winchester 1865. Thirteenth amendment adopted. Freedmen's Bureau established Capture of Richmond 473 |