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Period: 1570 to 1570
Iquoris confederacy forms
Around 1570, the Confederacy, or Iroquois League, originally comprised five Tribes, from east to west. -
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The First Africans arrive in Virginia
Virginia's First Africans. Virginia's first Africans arrived at Point Comfort, on the James River , late in August 1619. -
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Qing Dynasty Established in China
The Qing dynasty was first established in 1644 by the Manchus to designate their regime in Manchuria (now the Northeast region of China). -
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First Navigation Act regulates colonial trade
The Navigation Act 1651, long titled An Act for increase of Shipping, and Encouragement of the Navigation of this Nation was passed on 9 October. -
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Bacon's Rebellion takes place in Virginia
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley -
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English Bill of Rights signed
The 1689 English Bill of Rights was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession in William III and Mary II following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 -
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Asante Kingdom rise in West Africa
The Asante Kingdom was the most powerful state in West Africa for over 200 years. With a tradition of monarchy centered around the Golden Stool, the Asante came to prominence during the reign of Osei Tutu -
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Great Awakening peaks
The Great Awakening is the name given to widespread revival in the American colonies in the 1740 The Great Awakening, which reached its peak between 1740 and 1742, had great influence on religion in the Middle Colonies and New England, and served as a missionary enterprise in the Southern Colonies. -
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Montesquieu publishes The spirit of law
The Spirit of the Laws. ... The Spirit of the Laws (French: De l'esprit des lois, originally spelled De l'esprit des loix; also sometimes translated The Spirit of Laws) is a treatise on political theory, as well as a pioneering work in comparative law, published in 1748 by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. -
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French and Indian War begins
French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, 1754–63. The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. -
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Seven Years War begins
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
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King George issues Proclamation
in 1763, at ethe end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. -
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Colonist protest Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. -
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James Watt Introduces his steam engine
James Watt, (born January 19, 1736, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland—died August 25, 1819. -
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Boston massacre occurs
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry -
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poland divided among Russia, Prussia ,and Austria
The partitions were conducted by Habsburg Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Russian Empire, which divided up the Commonwealth lands among themselves progressively in the process of territorial seizures and annexations. -
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Boston tea party take place
The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party happened in 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. -
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Louis XVI becomes king of France
Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste, was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as Citizen Louis Capet during the four months before he was guillotined. -
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Battles of Lexington and concord occur
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
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Colonies issue the Declaration of independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence