Virginia House of Burgesses established
1619
Glorious Revolution in England
1688
French and Indian War ends
George III becomes king
1760
Stamp Act passed
1765
Boston Massacre
1770
Boston Tea Party
1773
First Continental Congress
1774
Second Continental Congress
1775–89
Revolutionary War
1775–83
America declares independence
1776
Articles of Confederation proposed
1777
Articles of Confederation ratified
1781
Mount Vernon meeting
1785
Annapolis Convention
1786
Shays’s Rebellion
1786–87
Constitutional Convention
1787
Constitution ratified
1789