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Siege of St. Augustine
Siege of St. Augustine, one of the first conflicts of Queen Anne's War, the second of four French and Indian Wars between New France and the English colonists, this time including New Spain on the side of France. -
The Queen Anne's War ends
The Queen Anne's War ends with the French signing a treaty in the series of Treaties of Utrecht to give Nova Scotia to the British. -
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The Great Awakening
the Great Awakening begins causing both social and spiritual reform across America. -
Freedom of Press in New York
Freedom of the Press became recognized in New York after the trial of John Peter Zenger, who had been accused of libeling the British Government in his Weekly Journal. Zenger was acquitted on that date. -
King George's War Ends
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed, ending King George's War between France, Great Britain, and their Indian allies in New England and Nova Scotia. -
The Quakers Take Action Against Slavery
Quakers were the first group in America to openly resent and turn away from the system of slavery. Individuals who took part in the slave trade were disowned by the Quakers. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests. -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against the British tea tax.
