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Also called the War of the Spanish Succession
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100 residents are abducted, a consequence of Queen Anne's War.
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Laws restricting the travel of slaves and banning miscegenation are enacted in New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
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British-Colonial troops captured Port Royal, Nova Scotia in Queen Anne's War.
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3,000 German refugees settle near the Hudson River in New York to produce naval stores.
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The Tuscarora Indian war breaks out in North Carolina
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France yields Nova Scotia
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Cotton Mather preaches a sermon in which he states his belief in the Copernican theory of the universe.
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South Carolina settlers and their Cherokee allies attack and defeat the Yamassee.
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Scots-Irish immigration begins, with most settling to western Pennsylvania.
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French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Sallefound found New Orleans.
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Virginia governor Alexander Spotswood negotiates a treaty with the League of Six Indian Nations
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Col. William Byrd keeps a diary of his travels in determining the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina;
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Boston bans horses and carriages from the "Commons"
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Jonathan Edwards and others begin preaching fiery sermons to crowds in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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To control hat production in the colonies.
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A tax on a certain amount of molasses not made in Britain
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John Van Zandt whips a slave to death sparking racial tension in New York.
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Found by the French explorers Pierre and Paul Mallet.
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French attack and burn Saratoga during King George's War.
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Georgia colony revoke its prohibition on slavery in the colony, marking a legal recognition of slavery there.
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To limit the production of finished iron products in the Colonies
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Prohibiting issuance of money in the Colonies
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Ben Franklin presents his "Plan of the Union" at the Albany Congress to break from England
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France occupies Fort Duquesne
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General Braddock's forces and colonials under Lt. Col. Washington lose to French/Indian forces
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The French and Indian War spreads to Europe
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French forces under Marquis de Montcalm have early success against British
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Quebec surrenders to the British under Wolfe.
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French surrender to the English at Montreal
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Pennsylvania begins plans for a canal linking to western territories
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Officially concludes the Seven Year War
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Publishes his views on taxation without representation
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Designed to raise revenue from the colonies rather than regulated trade
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Stamps must be on legal documents, presenting a revenue for the British.
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Testifies before the Parliament against the Stamp Act urging a repeal.
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Daniel Boone travels to the Kentucky territory through the Cumberland Gap.
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Fr. Junipero Serra Mission at San Diego and eight others, hastening the colonization of California.
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When British troops arrive in Boston killing three Americans and wounding two others.
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One night colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dump 342 casks of tea into Boston Harbor.
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In a speech to the Virginia legislature, Patrick Henry encourages Virginians to arm themselves for war.
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Alerting the patriots the British come by sea.
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Named commander-in-chief of the Continental army.
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British victory at Battle of Bunker Hill.
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The document signed by 56 continental men declared independence from Britain.
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Plans for the surrender of West Point found in his boot and confiscated by the Colonies.
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Defeats the British fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves and gains control of Chesapeake Bay.
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Replacing Benjamin Franklin.
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The Federal Convention convenes in Philadelphia, James Madison's Plan become part of the U. S. Constitution, including a bicameral legislature, a federal judiciary branch, and an executive branch.
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Washington, D. C. established as U. S. capital.
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Providing the withdrawal of British forces from the Northwest Territory
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George Washington dies at Mount Vernon.
