11 Chapter 10 Timelines

TIMELINE OF BETSY ROSS'S LIFE 1752 Born on January 1 near Philadelphia 1764 Starts work at John Webster's shop 1773 Marries fellow worker John Ross 1776 John Ross dies from injuries Betsy Ross is visited by George Washington and asked to make the US flag 1777 Betsy marries Joseph Ashburn 1779 Daughter Aucilla born and dies 1781 Daughter Eliza born 1782 Joseph Ashburn dies in the Old Mill prison in England 1783 Betsy marries John Claypoole 1785 Clarissa, first of five Claypoole children, born 1817 John Claypoole dies 1827 Betsy retires 1836 Betsy Ross dies in Philadelphia at age eighty-four

TIMELINE OF THE WORLD 1763 French and Indian War ends; solidifies British control of America 1765 Stamp Act passed by Parliament James Watt perfects the steam engine 1775 Revolutionary War begins 1776 Declaration of Independence approved 1778 British captain James Cook "discovers" Hawaii 1781 America wins final land battle of the Revolutionary War 1787 US Constitution approved 1789 French Revolution begins George Washington elected first president 1803 United States makes Louisiana Purchase from France 1804 Napoleon proclaims himself emperor of France Lewis and Clark expedition to the West begins 1812 The War of 1812 between Britain and America begins 1815 Napoleon finally defeated at Battle of Waterloo

1825 First railroad to carry passengers opens in England 1837 Victoria becomes queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; she rules for sixty-three years until 1901