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Edict of Nantes
allowed limited toleration to the French Huguenots -
Champlain coloniezes Quebec for France
Samuel de Champlain became known as the “Father of New France.” Good relationship with Indians.French colonists didn’t immigrate to North America by hordes -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
King Louis XIV became king, he was interested in colonies over seas- established Quebec 1608 -
Navigational Laws
was aimed at rival Dutch shippers trying to elbow their way in American carrying trade
• “enumerated goods- only ship to England -
Lasalle explores Mississppi River to the Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana was founded, in 1682, by Robert de LaSalle -
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King William's War
The English colonists fought the French coureurs de bois and their Indian allies .Didn’t think they should waste troops in America. British tried to capture Quebec and Montreal -
College of William and Mary founed
By Angelican church to train young clergy members -
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Queen Anne's War( War of Spanish Succesion)
The Grand Alliance (England, the League of Augsburg, Denmark, Portugal, and the Netherlands) declared war on France and Spain to prevent union of the French and Spanish thrones following the death of King Charles II of Spain.- second french indian war -
Smallpox inculation introduced
Smallpox affected 1/5 people introduce inoculation, some people didint like it because it went against god -
Ben Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack
influential, contained many common sayings and phrases, and
was more widely read in America and Europe -
Jonathan Edwards begins Great Awakening
They were worried people wouldn’t be saved and wanted to revitalize the religion. John Edwards was a preacher that talked about the eternal damnation nonbelievers would have after death
-“Sinner in the hands of an Angry God”-dangling spider
-“The road to hell is paved with the skulls of unbaptized children.” -
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Zengers free-press trial in NY
John Peter Zenger, a New York newspaper printer, was taken to court and charged with seditious libel . Freedom of press began -
George Whitefield speads Great Awakening
An orator of rare gifts, he even made Jonathan Edwards cry and
convinced always doubtful Ben Franklin to empty his pockets into the collection plate -
War of Jenkins's Ear
b/t British and Spanish. Jenkins had his ear cut off by a Spanish commander, laugh at him to go home crying. War confined between Caribbean Sea and Georgia -
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King George's War (War of Austrian Succession)
War of Austrian Succession and Jenkikn's Ear War -
Princeton College founded
Founded due to great awakening to educate religious leaders -
Washington battles French on frontier Albany Congress
Lead to the French Indian War -
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Seven Years War (French Indian War)
referred to in the colonies, was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Gr. Britain. England and France had been building toward a conflict in America -
Braddock's defeat
the British sent haughty 60 year-old officer experienced in warfare to lead a bunch of inexperienced soldiers with slow, heavy artillery
• ambushed routed by using “Indian tactics”
• tried to attack a bunch of strategic wilderness posts, defeat after defeat piled up -
William Pitt emerges as leader of British government
William Pitt -he became a foremost leader in the London government and later earned the title of “Organizer of Victory” -
Battle of Quebec
ranks as one of the most significant engagements in British and American history -
Peace of Paris
French kicked out of America. They gave Louisiana to Spain -
Proclamation of 1763
colonists saw it as another form of oppression from a far away country -
Seven Years's War ends
it ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the bristish won the seventh -
The Paxton boys led a march on Philadelphia
protested to the Quaker’s the peaceful treatment of the Indians.
Later became American Revolutionists -
Sugar Act
it increased duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies-paid for debt -
Quarter Act
required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops-payed for debt -
Stamp Act
imposed a stamp tax to raise money for the new military force
.They lashed out violently against these measurements because they were being unfairly taxed -
Stamp Act Congress
Representatives from 9 of the colonies met in NY to discuss Stamp Tax
The Stamp Act Congress wasn’t acknowledge by British but did form some type of unity -
Rutgers College founded
Founded due to great awakening to educate religious leaders -
Townshend Acts
Charles “Champaign Charley” persuaded parliament to pass the act -
NY legislature suspended by parliament
legislature was suspended for not following quarter act -
Darmouth College founded
Founded due to great awakening to educate religious leaders -
Boston Massacre
a crowd of about 60 townspeople began taunting and throwing snowing to men with redcoat -
Boston Tea Party
some Whites, led by patriot Samuel Adams,
disguised themselves as Indians, opened 342 chests and dumped the tea into the ocean in this -
"Intolerable Acts"
Repressive Acts- passed to punish colonies especially MA -
The Quebec Act
A good law in bad company, it guaranteed Catholicism to the
French-Canadians, permitted them to retain their old customs, and extended the old boundaries of Quebec all the way to the Ohio River -
First contiential congress
the First Continental Congress met to discuss problems in Philadelphia- Declaration of Rights -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
the British commander in Boston sent a detachment of troops to nearby Lexington and Concord to seize supplies and to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock