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Le Jau Arrives in Charles Town
Francis Le Jau arrives in Charles Town, Carolina and sees the horrors of slavery. -
Yamasee Uprising
Yamasee Indians attack Carolinian colonists and the colony is nearly destroyed. -
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Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a religious revival in America which occurred from the 1730's to the 1750's. Revivals began with Congregational churches, but spread to Methodist, Presbyterians, and Baptists. Famous preachers from this time include George Whitfield, James Davenport, and Jonathan Edwards (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God). -
Walking Purchase of 1737
Pennsylvania purchases land from the Delaware Native Americans, the amount of which is however far a man can walk in a day. Pennsylvania hires runners to get more land. -
Stono Rebellion
Slaves in South Carolina rebel, try to escape to Spanish Florida, and kill twenty people in the process. -
Seven Years' War Begins in North America
George Washington leads British Colonists and Native Americans on a raid against French Canada, killing a French Diplomat. -
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Seven Years' War
Seven Years' War started as a territorial dispute in North America, but became a massive European war. In 1754 British colonists and Native Americans kill a French diplomat. The dispute spreads to Europe in 1756. Britain and her allies end the war in 1763 with a victory over France. -
Seven Years' War Begins in Europe
British allied Prussia invades Saxony in 1756. France, Austria, Sweden, and Russia respond by declaring war against Prussia. -
French Canada Falls to Britain
Britain ends the war in North America by capturing Montreal in 1760. -
George III Becomes King of England
George III becomes the King of England in 1760. -
Treaties of Paris and Hubertusberg End Seven Years' War
Britain gains a huge empire (and debt) as a result of the war. Germany retains Silesia. -
Royal Proclamation of 1763
King George III forbids settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. -
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Pontiac's War
Neolin, a Native American Prophet, receives a vision which provokes a three-year war between British colonists and Native Americans. -
Currency and Sugar Acts Passed
British Parliament passes the Currency act, which restricts the usage of paper money, and the Sugar act, which enforces a previously existing tax on sugar in the colonies. -
Stamp Act Passed
British Parliament passes the Stamp Act in 1765, which creates a tax on paper in the colonies. -
Stamp Act Repealed
Parliament repeals the Stamp Act of 1765 after outrage, but passes the Declaratory Act which states that Parliament has the authority to tax the colonies as they see fit. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passes the Townshend Acts in 1767, which tax many common items in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Five protestors in Boston are shot by British soldiers in 1770. Outrage causes Parliament to repeal most Townshend Acts. -
Regulating Act and Tea Act
Parliament takes control of the failing British East India Company with the Regulating Act. The Tea Act, passed a while after the Regulating Act, makes tea sold by the East India Company cheaper in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty raid ships at port in Boston, Massachusets, and dump chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
British Parliament passes a number of laws which attempt to crack down upon protests in New England. -
First Continental Congress Convenes
The First Continental Congress convenes in response to the Intolerable Acts and issues "Declaration of Rights and Grievances." -
The Shot Heard 'Round the World: American Revolution Begins
The American Revolution begins when British soldiers attempt to seize weapons and ammunition from the militia of Concord and Lexington. The Lexington militia refuse to comply and battle breaks out between the groups. -
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American Revolution
The colonists in British North America rebel against Britain in 1775, and gain independence in 1783. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
In the winter of 1776, George Washington crosses the Delaware river and defeats a Hessian regiment. -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress approves the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
The Continental Congress ratifies the Articles of Confederation, a weak governing structure for the colonies. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shays leads farmers to rebel against the government of Massachusets in 1786, but are arrested in 1787. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates from 12 states meet to revise the Articles of Confederation, but end up creating the American Constitution. -
American Constitution Approved
A majority of states approve the new Constitution of the United States of America, and it goes into effect on July 2, 1788. -
George Washington Elected President
George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States on April 30, 1789. -
Bill of Rights Passed
The Bill of Rights are passed to amend the Constitution. -
Bank of the United States Chartered
Congress creates the First Bank of the United States under a 20-year charter in 1791. -
John Adams Elected President
John Adams is elected the 2nd President of the United States. -
Alien and Sedition Acts Passed
Congress passes the Alien and Sedition Acts to deter unrest in the United States.