Dr. Quintard Taylor, Jr.

The New York City Slave Revolt occurs on April 6.

The first edition of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack is released in Philadelphia.

The Stono slave revolt, the largest servile uprising in colonial America, begins on September 9 along the Stono River in South Carolina.

On October 7, King George III issues the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibits colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

On March 22, Parliament passes the Stamp Act.

On October 1, British troops arrive and occupy Boston.

The Boston Tea Party takes place on December 16.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord (Massachusetts), both fought on April 19, initiate the American Revolution.

By the end of 1776 New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire grant women the right to vote. They gradually loose the ballot beginning with New York in 1777, Massachusetts in 1780, New Hampshire in 1784, and New Jersey in 1807.

Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina occurs on January 17.

The French and American Armies force Lord Cornwallis, the British Commander, to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19.

Shay's Rebellion, led by Daniel Shay, an indebted western Massachusetts farmhand, poses the first challenge to the authority of the United States government. The Rebellion begins on August 29 and is defeated on February 3, 1787.

On February 6, Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

On May 23, South Carolina becomes the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

On June 25, Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

On November 21, North Carolina becomes the twelfth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

On May 29, Rhode Island becomes the thirteenth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

Toussaint L'Ouverture launches the Haitian Revolution on August 22.

On December 15, the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, becomes law with their ratification by Virginia.

George Washington is reelected President.

King Louis XVI is beheaded on January 21, during the French Revolution.

Samuel Slater builds first U.S. textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

George Washington ends his second term as President by giving his Farewell Address as a letter published in major newspapers beginning on September 19.

The Alien and Sedition Acts are four bills passed by Congress between June 25 and July 14.

The second U.S census reveals that the nation's population on August 4 is 5,308,483.