Timeline: Sackett, Elisabeth: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

1772 - Aft 1816 (44 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1775	Feb 1775—3 Sep 1783: American Revolutionary War The UK Parliament declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion in February 1775, and hostilities began in April 1775 when the British attempted to confiscate arms and arrest colonists near Boston. France joined the war in 1778 as an ally of the USA. The surrender of General Cornwallis on 19 October 1781 marked the end of hostilities, but a treaty ending the war was not signed until 3 September 1783.
2	1776	1776—1795: Cherokee–American wars Also known as the Chickamauga Wars, were a series of raids, campaigns, ambushes, minor skirmishes, and several full-scale frontier battles in the Old Southwest from 1776 to 1794 between the Cherokee and American settlers on the frontier. Open warfare broke out in the summer of 1776 in the Overmountain settlements of the Washington District, mainly those along the Watauga, Holston, Nolichucky, and Doe rivers in East Tennessee, as well as the colonies (later states) of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. It later spread to settlements along the Cumberland River in Middle Tennessee and in Kentucky. The Chickamauga ended their warfare in November 1794 with the Treaty of Tellico Blockhouse. In 1786, Mohawk leader Joseph Brant, a major war chief of the Iroquois, had organized the Western Confederacy of tribes to resist American settlement in Ohio Country. The Lower Cherokee were founding members and fought in the Northwest Indian War that resulted from this conflict. The Northwest Indian War ended with the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. 4 Jul 1776: US Declaration of Independence US Declaration of Independence signed
3	1786	1786—1795: Northwest Indian War The Northwest Indian War (1786–1795), also known by other names, was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory fought between the United States and a united group of Native American nations known today as the Northwestern Confederacy. The United States Army considers it the first of the American Indian Wars.
4	1789	1789—1799: French Revolution French Revolution, ends in 1799 with Napoleon I becoming dictator. 4 Mar 1789: U.S. Constitution effective date The Constitution was submitted to the states for adoption on 28 Sep 1787. On 21 Jun 1788, the nine state ratified the constitution, the minimum required. Two more states ratified the document in July, and the new government began to be organized. That new government first met on 5 Mar 1789, and Washington was inaugurated as President eight weeks later.
5	1798	1798—1800: Quasi-War The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval war fought from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States. The dissolution of Federal military forces following independence left the US unable to mount an effective response and by October 1797, over 316 American ships had been captured. In March 1798, Congress reassembled the United States Navy and in July authorized the use of military force against France. In October 1796 French privateers began attacking merchant ships sailing in American waters, regardless of nationality. By 1799 American losses had been significantly reduced through informal cooperation with the Royal Navy, whereby merchant ships from both nations were allowed to join each other's convoys.
6	1803	1803—1815: Napoleonic Wars A series of wars between the United Kingdom and France, led by Napoleon I. 18 Jan 1803: Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase
7	1804	May 1804—Sep 1806: Lewis & Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore the west, arriving at the Pacific on 7 Nov 1805.
8	1812	18 Jun 1812—18 Feb 1815: War of 1812 War between the USA and United Kingdom.