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Edict of Nantes (later repealed)
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King William's War starts
Ends in 1697. -
College of William and Mary founded
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Smallpox inoculation introduced
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Jonathan Edwards begins Great Awakening
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George Whitefield spreads Great Awakening
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War of Jenkin's Ear
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King George's War starts
Ends in 1748. -
Seven Years' War starts
Ends in 1763. -
Britain vetoes South Carolina anti–slave trade measures
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Proclamation
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Paxton Boys march on Philadelphia
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Sugar Act
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Regulator protests start
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British troops occupy Boston
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Boston Massacre
In this year, all Townshend Acts except the tea tax repealed. -
Regulator protests end
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First Continental Cingress
This year, the Association boycotts British goods also. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord