Timeline: DE WIT, Adriana: Among Our Ancestors

1769 - 1844 (75 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1770	5 Mar 1770: Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The event was heavily publicized as "a massacre" by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.
2	1775	18 Apr 1775—14 Jan 1784: American Revolutionary War American Revolutionary War 19 Apr 1775: Battles of Lexington and Concord The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge. They marked the outbreak of armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Patriot militias from America's thirteen colonies. 10 May 1775: Americans capture Fort Ticonderoga in NY The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison.
3	1785	1785—2 Apr 1795: Northwest Indian War Northwest Indian War
4	1786	1786—1787: Shays' Rebellion Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. The fighting took place in the areas around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.
5	1789	30 Apr 1789—4 Mar 1797: George Washington George Washington U.S. Presidency
6	1797	4 Mar 1797—4 Mar 1801: John Adams John Adams U.S. Presidency
7	1798	9 Jan 1798—30 Sep 1800: Franco-American War Franco-American War
8	1801	4 Mar 1801—4 Mar 1809: Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson U.S. Presidency 1 Apr 1801—4 Jan 1805: First Barbary War First Barbary War
9	1809	4 Mar 1809—4 Mar 1817: James Madison James Madison U.S. Presidency
10	1812	12 Jun 1812—16 Feb 1815: War of 1812 War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its own indigenous allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by the United States Congress on 17 February 1815.
11	1815	3 Mar 1815—24 Sep 1816: Second Barbary War Second Barbary War
12	1817	4 Mar 1817—4 Mar 1825: James Monroe James Monroe U.S. Presidency
13	1825	4 Mar 1825—4 Mar 1829: John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams U.S. Presidency
14	1829	4 Mar 1829—4 Mar 1837: Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson U.S. Presidency
15	1832	14 May 1832—2 Aug 1832: Black Hawk War Black Hawk War
16	1835	2 Oct 1835—21 Apr 1836: Texas War of Independence Texas War of Independence
17	1836	11 May 1836—2 Feb 1848: Mexican-American War Mexican-American War
18	1837	4 Mar 1837—4 Mar 1841: Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren U.S. Presidency
19	1838	1838—1839: Aroostook War The Aroostook War was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine. The term "war" was rhetorical; local militia units were called out but never engaged in actual combat. The event is best described as an international incident.
20	1841	4 Mar 1841—4 Apr 1841: William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison U.S. Presidency 4 Apr 1841—4 Mar 1845: John Tyler John Tyler U.S. Presidency