Genealogy Time Line United States

1798
1796
1792
1792
1791
1790
1790

US Marine Corps established
Tennessee becomes 16th State
Kentucky becomes 15th State
US Postal Service established
Vermont becomes 14th State
Rhode Island admitted as 13th State
1790 First Federal Census taken

1789
1798
1788

1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1788
1787
1787
1787

1783
1783

1781

North Carolina becomes 12th State
The US Army Established
From 1788 - 91 many French aristocrats were forced from the Caribbean becaue of the French Revolution the went to Charleston, New York and New Orleans
George Washington becomes first President
New York becomes 11th State
Virginia becomes the 10th State
The new US Constitution becomes the law of the land
New Hampshire becomes 9th US State
South Carolina becomes the 8th State
Maryland becomes the 7th State
Massachussetts becomes the 6th State
Connecticute is the 5th State
Georga becomes the 4th State
New Jersey becomes the 3rd State
Pensylvania becomes the 2nd State
Deleware is the first state to ratify the Constitution and becomes the first state
Continental Army disbanded
The Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War. Land that created15 states or parts there of, were added to were added to the 13 colonies
The Battle of Yorktown ends fighting

1776
1775
1775
1775

The 13 colonies declair them selves free of Great Britain
The Contental Navy is established
The Contental Army is established
The Battle of Lexington and Concord starts the Revolutionary War

1752

Great Britain and colonies adopt the Gregorian Calendar

1682
1634
1626
1620
1619
1608
1513
1000

William Penn established Quaker colonie in East and West Jersey
Maryland established as a Catholic colonie
Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island
The Mayflower lands in Cape Cod with 101 colonists
First African slaves come to Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown Colonie established in Virginia
A colonie established in St. Augustine, Florida
Leif Ericson explores East Coast of North America