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Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America involving the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain; it took place during the reign of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. -
The House of Burgesses passed the First Slave Code
In 1705 the House of Burgesses passed its first comprehensive slave code. Earlier laws had already guaranteed that the children of enslaved women would be born enslaved, conversion to Christianity would not lead to freedom, and enslavers could not free their enslaved laborers unless they transported them out of the colony. Enslavers could not be convicted of murder for killing an enslaved person. -
Stono Rebellion
The largest and most significant slave rebellion in the British North American colonies, the Stono Rebellion revealed tensions that continued in slave states throughout the next century. Slaves were oppressed by a brutal system of forced labor and sometimes violently rebelled. -
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The 7 Years War
The 7 years war was a world war that lasted 7 years. The war was driven by the commercial and imperial rivalry between Britain and France. Britain remained victorious. The Seven Years’ War ended with the peace treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763. -
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was fought on 5 December 1757 and involved Frederick the Great's Prussian Army using maneuver warfare and terrain to rout a larger Austrian force completely, which was commanded by Prince Charles of Lorraine and Count Leopold Joseph von Daun -
Battle of Hastenbeck
The Battle of Hastenbeck was fought as part of the Invasion of Hanover during the Seven Years' War between the allied forces of Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, and Brunswick, and the French. The allies were defeated by the French army near Hamelin in the Electorate of Hanover. -
Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolin significantly influenced the history of the Bohemian Lands. -
Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive. The Battle of Plassey paved the way for the beginning of their empire. -
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach took place during the Seven Years' War near the village of Robbach. -
Quakers Turn from Slavery
By 1758, Quakers in Pennsylvania disowned members who engaged in the slave trade, and by 1772 slave-owning Quakers could be expelled from their meetings. -
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a major engagement during the Seven Years' War, fought on 1 August 1759 -
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War. -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac's War was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native Americans dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War. -
The Royal Proclimation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III. It followed the Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Seven Years' War and transferred French territory in North America to Great Britain. -
The Sugar Act
Sugar Act, also called Plantation Act or Revenue Act, (1764), in U.S. colonial history, British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
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American Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was initiated by delegates from thirteen American colonies of British America in Congress against Great Britain. The war was fought over the issue of U.S. independence from the British Empire. -
Common Sense
The flurry would only grow in 1776 when the Philadelphia printer Robert Bell issued hundreds of thousands of copies of Thomas Paine’s revolutionary Common Sense. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
Winter at Valley Forge shape up the Continental Army
In 1777, General George Washington and the Continental Army camped at Valley Forge during the winters. They didn’t have enough provisions and supplies. Nearly 2500 men died due to the poor conditions. -
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The Siege of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German battle, beginning on September 28, 1781, and ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia. -
Treaty of Paris
With the Surrender at Yorktown, the British realized that they could no longer win the war. So they decided to sue for peace. These efforts led to the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783. -
Constitution of the United States
The Constitutional Convention took place from May to September, 1787. This was an event where delegates from all the Thirteen Colonies participated. They came together to discuss what sort of government they should create now that they were free from the British rule. They also discussed how the states will exist under this government and how independent will be the states. -
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. -
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George Washington's Presidency
George Washington was president from 1789-1797. -
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The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary War veteran Major James McFarlane -
Bill of Rights
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. -
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Adam's Presidency
John Adams was president from 1797-1801 -
The White House
The construction of the White House began in 1790s. It was until 1800 that an American President came to live in it for the first time. Although it was still unfinished at the time, President John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams took up residence in the White House.