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Virginia Slave Codes Passed
House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705. The slave codes were a series of laws addressing the interactions between slaves and their owners as well as citizens of the "crown society." -
Benjamin Franklin Born
Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States was born in Boston. -
Tuscarora War
North Carolina fights the Tuscarora people in the Tuscarora War. The war started out of land intrusion, trade disputes, and some enslavement of the Tuscarora Indians. This is considered the bloodiest war in colonial North Carolina -
New York Slave Revolt
The slaves in the province of New York City created an uprising. Approximately 20 enslaved Africans got together and killed nine whites and caused injuries to a few others before they were stopped. This uprising resulted in even more strict slave codes. -
End of Tuscarora War
The fall of the Neoheroka Indians indicated an end to the Tuscarora War. The war resulted in approximately 200 whites deaths, around 1,000 Indian deaths, and many Tuscarora Indians sold into slavery. -
Mission San Antonio de Valero
Also known as the Alamo Mission, was the first of the San Antonio missions created to convert the local American Indians to Christianity. This mission eventually evolved into a community of Spanish, Mexican, and American Indian Catholic people. -
Stono Rebellion
Also known as Cato's Rebellion, was the largest slave uprising in the mainland colonies. The rebellion occurred in the colony of South Carolina and resulted in many deaths of whites as well as the slaves. -
George Whitefield and The First Great Awakening
George Whitefield begins his evangelism through the colonies to Christians and creates the First Great Awakening also known as the Evangelical Revival. -
French and Indian War Begins
This war was also known as the Seven Years War. The lengthy war was fought between France and Britain mostly over territory disputes as France expanded into the Ohio River Valley. -
Albany Congress
A meeting of representatives sent by legislatures of 7 of the 13 colonies to discuss security and defense against the French. Advocated for a union of the colonies. -
Quebec Taken
This insured a British victory in the French and Indian War. -
Treaty of Paris
The formal ending to the French and Indian War. The terms of the treaty included France giving up all their territory in mainland North America. -
Boston Massacre
A deadly riot caused by colonists refusing to abide by British enforcements of new tax laws such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts. -
Declaration of Independence
America gets British approval of the written document known as the Declaration of Independence which declares America independent from the British Empire. -
Shay's Rebellion
An armed uprising in Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments of what is later known as the constitution.
