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| 1778 |
| | | The American naval hero John Paul Jones makes successful raids around the coasts of Britain | |
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| 1779 |
| | | U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, fights H.M.S. Serapis near England's Flamborough Head | |
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| 1783 |
| | | In the Treaty of Paris, negotiated by Adams, Franklin and Jay, the British government recognizes US independence | |
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| 1785 |
| | | French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon crosses the Atlantic to sculpt a statue of George Washington from the life at Mount Vernon | |
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| 1791 |
| | | Naval officer George Vancouver sails from Britain on the voyage which will bring him to the northwest coast of America | |
|  | Whalebone club brought back by Vancouver
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
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| 1794 |
| | | The treaty agreed by US envoy John Jay restores some degree of friendship between the USA and Britain | |
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| 1795 |
| | | A treaty negotiated by US minister Thomas Pinckney provides a temporary resolution of disputes between Spain and the USA | |
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| 1798 |
| | | Napoleon, with distinguished scientists in his fleet, sails to invade Egypt | |
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| 1799 |
| | | The tsar, Paul I, establishes the Russian-American Company with the express purpose of developing Alaska | |
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| 1799 |
| | | Napoleon abandons his army in Egypt and returns hastily to Paris at a time of great political opportunity | |
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