Chapter 4 and 5 Timeline

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  • 1570

    1570

    1570
    In 1570 the Iroquois Confederacy forms in eastern America, the six nations included the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and the Tuscarora.

  • 1619

    In 1619 the first Africans arrive in Virginia.

  • 1651

    1651
    In 1651 the first Navigation Act regulates colonial trade.

  • 1740

    In 1740 the Great Awakening peaks.

  • 1754

    1754
    In 1754 the French and Indian war begins.

  • 1763

    In 1763 King George issues Proclamation of 1763 and the Treaty of Paris was signed at that year.

  • 1765

    1765
    In 1765 colonists protest against the Stamp Act.

  • 1770

    In 1770 Boston Massacre occurs which was a street fight between some Bostonian and soldiers.

  • 1773

    In 1773 the Boston Tea Party takes place because the royal governors ordered that they be unloaded and the Boston Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea overboard.

  • 1774

    In 1774 first continental congress meets in Philadelphia with 55 delegates that would represent Americans and challenge British control.

  • 1775

    1775
    In 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord occur.

  • 1776

    In 1776 colonies issue the Declaration of Independence.