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Zenger Press Trial in New York
John Peter Zenger was brought to trial because of his statments in the newspaper. Jon was then brought to trial with Andrew Hamilton who argues in court that Zenger should not be found guilty because the Journal's criticisms of Cosby's government were true. -
Jonathan Edwards begins Great Awakening
Jonathan sparked a light in the religious world in the colonies. He had a differnt way of preching and said through faith in God, not through doing good works, could one attain eternal salvation. He started a new urprising in the thought of religion and the looking down on the old clergy. -
George Whitfield spreads Great Awakening
George Whitfield helped John Edwards spread the uprsisings of the Great Awakening. He used a style of theatricle preaching that made the audiance emotionally attachted. Also he didnt know that he would eveantully open space for new denomonations in the church. -
War of Jenkins Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear was a conflict between Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748. This eventually merged into the War of the Austrian Succession. -
King George's War (War of Austrian Succession)
France and Great Britain began to fight once again to conquor the North American continent. -
Princeton College founded
It's founders were John Witherspoon, Jonathan Dickinson,and William Tennent, Aaron Burr, Sr. It was made to increase the rate of no one liking the Aglican Church during the Great Awakening and created political role and social increase for anyone who attended. -
French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
War between France and Great Britain.The War began over the issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire. -
Pitt Emerges as leader of British government
Was a British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century. He became the leader because he was socially important because of the French and Indian War and because he was so humble. -
Battle Of Quebec
This battle was fought between the American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City. The colonials made an attempt to conquor the city of Quebec. -
Britian Vetoes South Carolina anit-slave trade measures
South Carolina wanted to stop more slaves from coming but the British said no to this because they wanted more sugar from the plantations and more work meant more sugar. -
Peace of Paris Pontiac's uprising Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation was made because Native Americans, offended by the policies of British General Jeffrey Amherst, attacked a number of British forts and settlements. Eight forts were destroyed, and hundreds of colonists were killed or captured, with many more fleeing the region. Hostilities came to an end after British Army expeditions in 1764 led to peace negotiations over the next two years. Native Americans were unable to drive away the British. -
Paxton Boys march on while Brown College is founded
The Scots-Irish led the march of the Paxton Boys to Philadelphia and they were protesting the Quaker being nice policy toward the Indians. -
Rutgers College founded
Was called Queen’s College in 1766 the Rutgers collge in 1825. Was one of the nine colonial colleges. -
Regulator Protest
a rebellion initiated by residents of the colony's inland region, or backcountry, who believed that royal government officials were charging them excessive fees, falsifying records, and engaging in other mistreatments. -
Dartmouth college founded
The founders were George III of the United Kingdom,and Eleazar Wheelock. This college practiced the Puritan religion.
