Understanding Blackacre

History and Events Time Lines

	Blackacre	Local	National
1760			1754 Seven Years War (French and Indian War) begins.
1765		1769 Daniel Boone explores Kentucky.	1765 Stamp Act passed by British Parlaiment
1770		1773 Thomas Bullitt surveys Kentucky.	1770 Boston Massacre
1775		1776 Kentucky becomes a county in Virginia. 1779 Town of Louisville is created by the Virginia legislature.	1775 Battles at Lexington and Concord begin the Revolutionary War. 1776 Declaration of Independence adopted
1780	1780 Edward Tyler Sr. (1719-1802) and wife Anne Langley settle in Louisville.		1783 Treaty of Paris end the Revolutionary War.
1785	1785 Edward Tyler acquires 500 acres on Chenoweth Run and 503 acres in 1787.	1788 George Rogers Clark and militia camp at Corn Island.	1787 Constitution is adopted in Philadelphia.
1790	1792 Edward Tyler's son Moses acquires 220 acres of his father's land, begins construction of stone cottage, barn, and spring house.	1790 Population of Kentucky Territory is: 61,133 white; 12,430 enslaved; and 114 emancipated.	1791 Bill of Rights added to Constitution.
1795	1798 Moses Tyler receives first whiskey license in Kentucky.
1800		1800 Indiana Territory is established.	1803 Louisiana Territory is purchased from France. 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition
1805
1810	1810 The back part of the Tyler House was built as early as 1810. The front of the house was built by Presley Tyler and completed in 1844.	1810 John Speed makes plans to build Farmington. 1811 The New Madrid Earthquake begins with tremors and continues over four months.	1812 War with England begins.
1815		1818 George Rogers Clark dies and is buried at Locust Grove.
1820			1820 Missouri Compromise
1825		1828 Louisville is incorporated as a city.
1830	1834 Moses Tyler deeds his property to son Presley. Moses Dies in 1834.	1831 Louisville and Portland Canal opens.	1831 Nat Turner leads a rebellion against slavery in Virginia.