Our Revolution

2010

 * When returning to their dorm to grab a lost computer, Theo Bell, Rob Grandon, Tim Pasco, Dorothy Griffin, and Cheyenne Space are transported to 1775 along with their school campus.

1775

 * While currently stuck in Arizona with their Campus the group quickly confirm where and when they are in history through simple calculation of the stars, though they do not establish a concrete date until Theo and Cheyenne make a pilgrimage to the East Coast with one of the school's Cessna's. The fly over Philadelphia in the night and witness the British Flag flying over the city, while people riot in the streets. Making a soft landing in a field outside of the city, the pair set up a small HAM Radio they brought with them, and make contact with their friends in Arizona. The group decides to split up. Theo and Cheyenne would establish a political stronghold in New York, while the others back at the campus would prepare to meet with them once they have established some means of stable fueling between the two locations.

1776

 * February: Theo and Cheyenne make contact with John Adams and the Sons of Liberty. When Theo demonstrates a 6 shot revolver pistol to the patriot's leaders, they quickly establish a foothold as a political force.
 * April: Theo and Cheyenne both fail to gain seats as signatories for the Declaration of Independence.
 * July: The Declaration of Independence is signed exactly as it was in OTL.
 * August: Theo develops a semi-automatic rifle similar to the M1 Carbine, and begins production in his New York work shop.
 * Cheyenne completes a fueling station just outside of Philadelphia, it is small and concealable for the team from Arizona to refuel without being noticed, it is filled with alcohol.
 * October: Rob and Tim make their first flight to the fuel hub. Rob stays to aide in the construction of a Bessemer steel smelter, and Tim returns to Arizona to continue research for possible inventions that can be made with 18th century technology.

1777

 * March: Rob finishes his smelter in Brooklyn, and develops with Theo and Cheyenne the first mass production facility for the M1.
 * May: Cheyenne finishes her design for a Kettle Helmet (US M1 WWII Helmet) and Scale Mail armor.
 * June: Theo and Rob design the first Howitzer, they begin production in August.
 * August: Tim returns with Dorothy, she has developed a manufacturing process for Penicillin and Sulfa Powder.
 * September: Rob designs the Gortex Boot.
 * October: Tim developes a working lightbulb and battery.
 * November: General Washington retreats to Valley Forge for the winter, he requests that Theo join him in re-arming the new army, and aide in the training of the new recruits.
 * December, the Continental Army under General Washington is fully re-armed with M1 rifles, and their new armor. They spend the winter learning how to outflank their enemy, thanks to the quick reload time and accuracy of their new weapons. Theo is given the rank of Captain for his understanding of advanced weaponry.

1778

 * February: Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge to aide in the training of Washington's troops, though his expertise are marginalized by Captain Bell's understanding of advanced weaponry and warfare.
 * May: Benedict Arnold signs the US oath of allegiance at Valley Forge.
 * June: The Battle of Monmouth is fought in a resounding victory for the Americans.
 * July: Cheyenne makes her way with Captain Bell to the Iroquois Confederacy on a Diplomatic mission to gain the Indian's aid. They assure them that if their people side with the Americans, they will not be interfered with, and will be given the same autonomy as any American Nation-State. The conference goes only so well, until Colonel Bell professes that he is in-fact part Indian himself, and understands their frustration with the Americans. The Iroquois reluctantly switch sides, and are given all the arms that the States have been adapting to.
 * September: Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed, all Indian nations neighboring the American States form an alliance with the Americans against the British, they are recognized by the Americans to have the same autonomy as any American State, and are give full membership at the Continental Congress, while the Natives also receive the new guns, and recognize the American's sovereignty. While the Anglo-Americans are uncomfortable with this, the prospect of a surge of experienced fighters dampens most tension.
 * The Continenetal Congress approves a second invasion of Quebec.

1779

 * January: Captain Bell is separated from the majority of his unit when British Artillery drives he and his brigade in two. After rendezvousing with a group of Iroquois Warriors who had just suffered an awful defeat at the hands of the British for their betrayal, the two form the first Anglo-Iroquois brigade in US history and march toward Quebec, where anti-British sentiment is on the rise again after the defeat in early 1776.
 * February: Captain Bell and his patchwork brigade take Quebec City, and the rest of Canada soon begins to rally behind the Americans.
 * April: Rob begins armoring new ships for the Colonial Navy at the Boston Shipyards. While they are all modified versions of captured British Naval or Commercial vessels, they now sport Rob's advanced cannons, and armor plating. The first ship, the USS Bonhomme Richard, is commanded by Naval Hero, Captain John Paul Jones.
 * July: Cheyenne constructs a practical alcohol propelled hot air balloon as a reconnaissance craft.
 * Major General Benedict Arnold arrives with re-enforcements to aide Captain Bell in Ontario when British artillery once again begins to tear his brigade apart. Arnold brings with him, the first series of advanced Howitzers for Continental Army use. They drive the British to surrender in Canada by the end of summer. Arnold and Bell are hailed as heros, and both are promoted for their capture of Canada.
 * September: Bell, now a Colonel, begins driving the last of British forces out of the North East and into their last strongholds in the southern colonies, Lt. General Arnold leads his army to drive the British out of New York, and at the Battle of Flamborough Head John Paul Jones captures the British ship Serapis in a crushing defeat against the British Naval detachment.

1780

 * March: Rob meets James Watt and begins discussing the possibilities of a Cyclone Engine.
 * May: The British concentrate their forces in Yorktown, Virginia.
 * July: French ships arrive to assist the Americans against the British.
 * September: General Washington, accompanied by Colonel Bell begin the Siege of York town with French and American Ships bombarding the coast line. Lt. General Arnold sends his artillery to aide in the bombardment, and when Bell's new division enters the city with General Washington's troops, General Cornwallis officially surrenders, thus bringing an end to the American Revolutionary War. The battle is not without loss, Benedict Arnold is killed leading his troops into the city, and is remembered as one of the greatest heros of the war.
 * After realizing that 18th. Century America is not ready for a woman in the public area Cheyenne decides to marry Theo and become his chief advisor and confidant. Hoping that by being a dynamic wife, she can begin to move American women into a more outgoing lifestyle.

1781

 * March: The Articles of Confederation are finally ratified by the State of Iroquoia (Upper New York.)
 * June: At the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain agrees to cede all of their territory in North America to the new United States. Attending the conference is Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Colonel Bell (Cheyenne comes with him), John Adams and his wife Abigail, and Chief Guyasuta, Governor of Iroquoia.
 * General Bell resigns from the Continental Army, and returns to New York to begin working on the automobile. But as a popular war hero, Bell is soon elected Mayor of Manhattan.
 * During this time, Bell's company (run by his wife), develops with Rob and James Watt, the first internal combustion steam engine, or Cyclone Engine.
 * Tim and Dr. Franklin develop a process to mass produce lightbulb and batteries.
 * Dorothy, now made the US's first female Doctor, gains international recognition for her work with penicillin and the aerosol insect repellant during the war. She now founds Griffin Pharmaceuticals. The country's first major drug manufacturer.

1783

 * Electrical lighting begins to appear in major cities, powered by the Cyclone Engine
 * The Northwest Territory Land Ordinance is established, Rob leaves Boston to found Cincinnati as a major manufacturing city.
 * As the result of an high tax on Whiskey, country farmer Shay leads a rebellion in Pennsylvania. Due to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the government is unable to to much about the rebellion until Generals Bowdoin and Lincoln with the help from retired Mayor Bell manage to put down the rebels. the conflict ends with Theo proclaiming that, "a strong central Government does not have to be a tyranny, the Articles must be reformed."

1784

 * March: The Annapolis Conference is held, and it quickly becomes apparent that the Articles must be abolished. Now proper delegates from their state, as the leader of the New York delegation Theo makes the case for a new Constitution along side James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. It is decided that the three will aide in the drafting of the new document, and that the new Constitution will be presented to the Continental Congress in Connecticut.
 * July: The new Constitution is completed it is very similar to OTLs US Constitution, with some slight differences.

1785

 * The Connecticut Compromise establishes a Bill of Rights to be Composed by Thomas Jefferson.
 * The new Constitution begins ratification, this time much faster than OTL thanks to much stronger limits on government.

1787

 * The Constitution if officially ratified by Rhode Island, establishing the new Government.
 * The Bill of rights consists of Ten Amendments, but has some differences.

1788

 * Rob founds Grandon Motors, and produces the world's first automobile with the aid of Theo and Tim. The car, known as the Model 1, is very similar to OTLs Ford Model T, except it uses a cyclone engine, has an advanced transmission, all-electric starter, and can run on any combustible.
 * Cheyenne Bell develops the technique for large scale aluminum processing.
 * Dorothy discovers morphine.
 * Tim discovers Alternating Current.
 * George Washington officially sworn in as the first President of the United States in a unanimous vote by the electoral college.
 * Benjamin Franklin and Theo Bell invent the America System of Measurement (Metric System), it quickly becomes the standard in America to rid themselves of the English Weights and Measures.
 * James Watt and Tim found General Electric, the company begins development of wind and hydro-electric power system.

1791

 * Theo, Cheyenne, Rob, and Tim all come together and build the world's first aircraft, they make their first flight by August in Kitty Hawk, Ohio. Theo is the pilot. The aircraft looks very similar to a Sopwith Camel.
 * Griffin works with GE to to build the first defibrillator.
 * The US government, seeing the potential of the automobile, initiates the American Motor Way Act. Funding the development of modern roadways, while levying a sales tax on all autos.

1792

 * Washington wins his reelection unopposed.
 * During Washington's birthday celebration, Rob and Theo arrive to give the President his own auto, the new Model 2, it looks very similar to the Ford Model A. After a brief drive the President asks Theo and Rob if it would be possible to make such a vehicle military grade. The two men say that it is very possible. Their old commander asks them to look into it.
 * Dorothy unveils a new design for a hypodermic needle and autoclave.

1794

 * GM and Theo reveal the Mule, (looks like OTL's Willies CJ-2 Jeep.) It is the first vehicle with independent suspension, a snorkel for crossing rivers, and bullet proof glass. President Washington buys ten thousand.
 * GE unveils plans to build the first hydro electric dam at Niagara falls, IR.
 * Cheyenne and Theo found Bell Aircraft. They begin construction of a series of vehicles for civilian transport.
 * In the face of growing anger in the South due to the end of the slavery. Rob and Tim construct the first large scale faming combine. The product is subsidized by the US government, and gives the South the ability to farm, far cheaper and with more productivity than with slaves. The majority of any secessionist sentiment is quieted.

1796

 * Though the constitution would give Washington the power to stay in office as many as five terms, and even with growing calls to make him King of America, the President proclaims that no man deserves that much power, and steps down. The two term precedent is established. In his farewell address, Washington proclaims that the key to American Prosperity lies in innovation by the people, and not in the affairs of foreign nations."
 * John Adams is elected President, and his opponent is made Vice President, as established in Article Two of the Constitution.
 * The Mule is put into full scale production.
 * President Adams consults with Theo about the creation of a large standing army and Navy, and the possibility of an Air Corps. Theo, Rob, Cheyenne, Tim, and Dorothy are all contracted to develop an advance military capable of defeating any other.
 * Rob begins designing the Dreadnaught. A massive Iron Clad, with two sets of two 15 cm guns, with a back ramp to deploy Turtle attack submersibles.
 * Cheyenne and Theo begin work on the F-1 Bell Hawk. It is similar in design to the P-36 Curtis Hawk.
 * Dorothy develops the Standard Medical Kit, for Medics.
 * Theo and Rob begin work on the Standard Infantry Rifle. It i similar to the German MP44.
 * The American Mithril Armor is devised. It is much lighter and more durable than the original armor.

1800

 * President Adams loses his re-election to Thomas Jefferson. He retires to his home in Boston.
 * Ohio is granted Statehood. Cincinnati is now the fastest growing city in the country.
 * Theo decides to make his way to the Oregon Territory to develop a new city to establish trade with China.
 * The new weapons are put into full service in the US military.
 * GE completes the Niagara dam.

1803

 * France brokers a deal with the United States to sell their North American Colonies to the United States when their European Wars begin to cost more than expected, and pro-American rioters appear in Haiti.
 * Theo establishes a major trade port on Vancouver Island.
 * Britain, now battered and broken with much stronger rebellions in India and Africa (due to the greater success of the Revolutionary War than OTL) decides that the only way to secure their status as a the world's superpower is to reclaim the American Colonies. They discuss with Spain, who was unable to gain Florida from Britain, to hold a second front against the French to prevent French aid to America.
 * Britain invades Florida, the American War begins.
 * Theo Bell is brought out of retirement when British ships land in Oregon. He leads the Oregon territorial militia into battle against the British, and manages to hold them off for most of the year.

1804

 * Theo finally drives the British out of Oregon during the battle of Vancouver. He declares the port town where the battle was won as Victoria.
 * With the Pacific fleet moving back to control the Eastern United States, Theo, now Brigadier General Bell, becomes the first general in the US Air Corps. He leads his squadron into combat with British ships off the coast of Oregon and by the end of the year has sunk the Pacific Fleet. He is hailed as Hero of the Pacific.
 * France is driven out of the Mediterranean by Spanish forces. Britain begins asking that Spain directly attack the United Sates.

1805

 * Spain declares war on America.
 * Major General Andrew Jackson retakes New Orleans.
 * Major General Bell engages with Spanish ships off the coast of Oregon.
 * Cheyenne travels to the Navajo in New Spain. She supplies the natives with guns, Mules, and a few artillery shells. They begin a revolt against Spain.

1806

 * Battle of Louisiana. Spain is dealt a crushing defeat and surrenders in September.
 * Battle of Britain: American Ships bombard the British Coastline, while a few aircraft cripple ground forces. Britain surrenders on Christmas Day.

1807

 * Treaty of Versailles. Spain gives the Navajo independence from their empire, and cedes all remaining North American Territory to the United States. Britain is forced to give Ireland full independence, and cedes all African Colonies to France, with the agreement that France becomes a parliamentary Democracy.
 * The State of Lakota is established.

1808

 * President Jefferson decides to not run for re-election, continuing the precedent set by George Washington. James Madison succeeds him in the elections.
 * The Navajo Nation, which now controls all land in southern california, along the border of Oregon and OTLs western border of the Republic of Texas and the SW United States, is quickly becoming great allies to the US.
 * General Bell once again retires from active duty to become mayor of Victoria.
 * India declares its independence from Britain as a democratic republic.

1812

 * President Madison wins a second term.
 * The Oregon Territory is divided in two. Everything west of the Cascades becomes the State of Cascadia.
 * Louisiana gains statehood.
 * Ohio gains Statehood. (Ohio and eastern Indiana.)
 * India sends its first Ambassador to the United States.
 * Mayor Bell becomes the first Governor of Cascadia.

1816

 * Rufus King wins the presidency.
 * Governor Bell establishes Bell Aircraft's new base of operations in Cascadia. Cheyenne stays on as CEO.
 * GM unveils a new sub-brand Pontiac, in honor of the first Governor of Illinois. Their first car, the Tomahawk, is similar in design to the 1938' Chevy Coupe.

1820

 * President King, after a disgraceful tenure as President, due to his lack of understanding of the rapidly growing United States loses the election to Governor of Cascadia Theo Bell. President Bell is sworn in Promising an age of greater American diplomacy and prosperity.
 * The Navajo Nation, much like OTL's Texas, holds a popular referendum to join the United States. President Bell honors the referendum and solidifies the United states control of the South West.
 * Griffin reveals the Band-Aid.
 * General Electric reveals the electric refrigerator.

1821

 * President Bell signs the 12th Amendment to the US constitution. It prohibits a president from serving more than two terms.
 * GE develops the telegraph.
 * Missouri is granted Statehood.
 * Bell Aircraft build the first civilian airport in Virginia.

1824

 * President Bell is re-elected.
 * The president signs the Mineral Exploration Act, sending geologists all across America to examine potential mineral deposites, particularly in California and Texas.

1825

 * Gold and Petroleum are found in California and Texas respectively, the Gold Rush begins.

1828

 * Vice President Andrew Jackson wins the Presidency, he inherits the economic boom of the Bell administration.
 * Tim is the first of the students to die. He was 73, and had died of lung cancer.

1836

 * After eight years in power, President Jackson leaves the United States a nation of prosperity and redistributed wealth to a new middle class.
 * Robert Grandon dies at the age of 81. He leaves Grandon Motors to his daughter Bethany Grandon.

1838

 * Former President Bell dies in his home at the age of 84.
 * Cheyenne Space Bell dies a month after President Bell.

1840

 * At the age of 86, Dorothy Griffin is the last of the former students to die. She leaves to her grandson, Theodore Griffin, a sealed book containing the confessionals of each of the original five, describing who they really were, and how they got here. Theodore is unable to open the book, due to a pact by the five to leave the book to one, and the key to another. Theo's grandson, Alexander Bell, is the one who inherited the key, though he has little to no knowledge of Theodore and his book. Until one meets the other, their heirlooms will be passed on to generation to generation until the one with the key meets the one with the diary.