American Experience By priscillajoshy 1706 Benjamin Franklin Born 1716 Benjamin Franklin childhood events Time of the childhood events mentioned in Benjamin Franklin short story 1732 George Washington born 1734 Daniel Boone born 1775 American Revolutionary War Begins May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Dec 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton Jan 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton 1783 Treaty of Paris Period: 1787 to 1791 Madison's Constitution and the Bill of Rights 1790 Benjamin Franklin dies 1799 George Washington Dies 1820 Daniel Boone Dies