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==[[Pre-Columbian era]], to 1500==
==[[Pre-Columbian era]], to 1500==
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* '''11,000 B.C.''' – Disappearance of the [[Beringia|land bridge between North America and Asia]].
* '''11,000 B.C.''' – Disappearance of the [[Beringia|land bridge between North America and Asia]].
* '''5000 B.C.''' – Beginning of agriculture in the [[Tehuacán Valley matorral]].
* '''5000 B.C.''' – Beginning of agriculture in the [[Tehuacán Valley matorral]].
* '''1500 B.C.''' – Emergence of [[Eastern Woodland]] culture.
* '''1500 B.C.''' – Emergence of [[Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands|Eastern Woodland]] culture.
* '''1200 B.C.''' – Emergence of the [[Olmec]] culture.
* '''1200 B.C.''' – Emergence of the [[Olmecs|Olmec]] culture.
* '''500 B.C.''' – Emergence of [[Maya civilization]] and [[Adena culture]].
* '''500 B.C.''' – Emergence of [[Maya civilization]] and [[Adena culture]].
* '''300 B.C.''' – [[Maize]] first grown in Eastern North America.
* '''300 B.C.''' – [[Maize]] first grown in Eastern North America.
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* '''600''' – Emergence of [[Mississippian culture]].
* '''600''' – Emergence of [[Mississippian culture]].
* '''700''' – Use of the [[bow and arrow]] becomes widespread among peoples of Eastern North America.
* '''700''' – Use of the [[bow and arrow]] becomes widespread among peoples of Eastern North America.
* '''1000''' – [[Leif Erikson|Leif Ericson]] explores the east coast of North America.<ref name=":1" />
* '''1200''' – Population of [[Cahokia]] reaches roughly 30,000.
* '''1200''' – Population of [[Cahokia]] reaches roughly 30,000.
* '''1500''' – Disappearance of Mississippian culture.
* '''1500''' – Disappearance of Mississippian culture.


==[[Age of Discovery]], 1420–1550==
==[[Age of Discovery]], 1492–1550==


* '''1492''' – [[Christopher Columbus]]' [[Voyages of Christopher Columbus|first voyage]].
* '''1492''' – [[Christopher Columbus]]' [[Voyages of Christopher Columbus|first voyage]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Colonial America Timeline (1492-1763) – Period of Early Colonization |url=https://totallyhistory.com/us-history/colonial-america/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Totally History |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''1494''' – The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the [[New World]] between the [[Catholic Monarchs|Kingdom of Spain]] and the [[Kingdom of Portugal]].
* '''1494''' – The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the [[New World]] between the [[Catholic Monarchs of Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] and the [[Kingdom of Portugal]].
* '''1496''' – [[Santo Domingo]], the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, is settled.
* '''1496''' – [[Santo Domingo]], the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, is settled.
* '''1497''' – First voyage of [[John Cabot]], searching for the [[Northwest Passage]].
* '''1497''' – First voyage of [[John Cabot]], searching for the [[Northwest Passage]].<ref name=":1" />
* '''1498''' – [[Vasco da Gama]] reaches [[India]].
* '''1498''' – [[Vasco da Gama]] reaches [[India]].
* '''ca. 1500''' – First [[African slave trade|African slaves]] taken to [[Hispaniola]].
* '''ca. 1500''' – First [[African slave trade|African slaves]] taken to [[Hispaniola]].
* '''1519''' – [[Hernán Cortés]] [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire|conquers the Aztec Empire]].
* '''1513''' – [[Juan Ponce de León|Ponce de León]] in Florida.
* '''1531–33''' – [[Francisco Pizarro]] [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire|conquers the Inca Empire]].
* '''1519–21''' – [[Hernán Cortés]] [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire|conquers the Aztec Empire]].
* '''1539–42''' – [[Hernando de Soto]] explores [[North America]] from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to [[the Ozarks]].
* '''1531–33''' – [[Francisco Pizarro]] [[Spanish conquest of Peru|conquers the Inca Empire]].
* '''1539–42''' – [[Hernando de Soto]] explores [[North America]] from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to [[Ozarks|the Ozarks]].


==Reign of [[Elizabeth I of England]], 1558–1603==
==Reign of [[Elizabeth I of England]], 1558–1603==
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* '''1559''' - [[Tristán de Luna y Arellano|Tristan de Luna]] founded the first short-lived settlement [[Pensacola, Florida]].

* '''1558''' – [[Elizabeth I of England]] becomes [[List of English monarchs|Queen of England]].
* '''1565''' – [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]] founds [[St. Augustine, Florida]].<ref name=":1" />
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* '''1559''' - [[Tristan de Luna]] founded the first short-lived settlement [[Pensacola, Florida]].
* '''1565''' – [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]] founds [[St. Augustine, Florida]].
* '''1579''' – [[Francis Drake]] claims [[New Albion]] for [[England]].
* '''1579''' – [[Francis Drake]] claims [[New Albion]] for [[England]].
* '''1585''' – The [[Roanoke Colony]] is founded.
* '''1585''' – The [[Roanoke Colony]] is founded.<ref name=":1" />
* '''1588''' – England and its Dutch allies defeat the [[Spanish Armada]].
* '''1588''' – England and its Dutch allies defeat the [[Spanish Armada]].


==Reign of [[James I of England]], 1603–25==
==Reign of [[James VI and I|James I of England]], 1603–25==


* '''1605''' – [[George Weymouth]] explores [[New England]].
* '''1605''' – [[George Weymouth]] explores [[New England]].
* '''1606''' – The [[London Company]] and the [[Plymouth Company]] are granted charters.
* '''1606''' – The [[London Company]] and the [[Plymouth Company]] are granted charters.
* '''1607''' – Founding of the [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown Settlement]]. [[Popham Colony|Attempted colony]] at [[Sagadahoc County, Maine|Sagadahoc]] fails.
* '''1607''' – Founding of the [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown Settlement]]. [[Popham Colony|Attempted colony]] at [[Sagadahoc County, Maine|Sagadahoc]] fails.
* '''1609–10''' – The [[Starving Time]] at Jamestown.
* '''1608''' – Founding of [[Quebec City]] by [[Samuel de Champlain]].
* '''1609–10''' – The [[Starving Time]] at Jamestown.<ref name=":1" />
* '''1609''' – [[Henry Hudson]] explores the [[Hudson River]].
* '''1609''' – [[Henry Hudson]] explores the [[Hudson River]].
* '''1611–16''' – [[Thomas Dale]] and [[Thomas Gates (governor)|Thomas Gates]] serve as [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|Governor of Virginia]].
* '''1611–16''' – [[Thomas Dale]] and [[Thomas Gates (governor)|Thomas Gates]] serve as [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|Governor of Virginia]].
* '''1614''' – Peace between the Virginia colony and the [[Powhatan]] Confederacy.
* '''1614''' – Peace between the Virginia colony and the [[Powhatan]] Confederacy.
* '''1619''' – First meeting of the Virginia [[House of Burgesses]]. [[First Africans in Jamestown]].
* '''1619''' – First meeting of the Virginia [[House of Burgesses]]. [[First Africans in Virginia]].
* '''1620''' – The [[Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]] found the [[Plymouth Colony]].
* '''1620''' – The [[Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]] found the [[Plymouth Colony]].<ref name=":1" />
* '''1622''' – [[Indian massacre of 1622]] in Virginia.
* '''1622''' – [[Indian massacre of 1622]] in Virginia.
* '''1624''' – Virginia Company collapses and Virginia becomes a [[crown colony]]. [[Dutch West India Company]] founds [[New Netherland]].
* '''1624''' – Virginia Company collapses and Virginia becomes a [[crown colony]]. [[Dutch West India Company]] founds [[New Netherland]].
* '''1624–26''' – [[Dorchester Company]] founded.
* '''1624–26''' – [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Dorchester Company]] founded.
* '''1624–28''' – [[Mohawk people|Mohawks]] defeat the [[Mahican]]s.
* '''1624–28''' – [[Mohawk people|Mohawks]] defeat the [[Mohicans|Mahicans]].


==Reign of [[Charles I of England]], 1625–49==
==Reign of [[Charles I of England]], 1625–49==
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* '''1626''' – Founding of [[Salem, Massachusetts]] (originally called "Naumkeag"). [[Peter Minuit]] purchases [[Manhattan]].
* '''1626''' – Founding of [[Salem, Massachusetts]] (originally called "Naumkeag"). [[Peter Minuit]] purchases [[Manhattan]].
* '''1627''' – [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] decides to abandon the [[Province of Avalon]].
* '''1627''' – [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] decides to abandon the [[Province of Avalon]].
* '''1628''' – Dorchester Company reorganized as the [[New England Company]].
* '''1628''' – Dorchester Company reorganized as the [[Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England|New England Company]].
* '''1629''' – New England Company reorganized as the [[Massachusetts Bay Company]]. [[Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)|Kiliaen van Rensselaer]] institutes the [[patroon]] system.<ref name="WDL">{{cite web |url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4068/ |title = Freedoms, as Given by the Council of the Nineteen of the Chartered West India Company to All those who Want to Establish a Colony in New Netherland |website = [[World Digital Library]] |date = 1630 |accessdate = 2013-07-28 }}</ref>
* '''1629''' – New England Company reorganized as the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|Massachusetts Bay Company]]. [[Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)|Kiliaen van Rensselaer]] institutes the [[patroon]] system.<ref name="WDL">{{cite web |url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4068/ |title = Freedoms, as Given by the Council of the Nineteen of the Chartered West India Company to All those who Want to Establish a Colony in New Netherland |website = [[World Digital Library]] |date = 1630 |accessdate = 2013-07-28 }}</ref>
* '''1630''' – [[Puritan]]s found [[Boston]] and ten other settlements in the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. [[John Winthrop]] preaches his [[City upon a Hill]] sermon. First meeting of the [[Massachusetts General Court]].
* '''1630''' – [[Puritans]] found [[Boston]] and ten other settlements in the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. [[John Winthrop]] preaches his [[City upon a Hill]] sermon. First meeting of the [[Massachusetts General Court]].
* '''1632''' – Tax protest at [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]]. [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] obtains charter to found the [[Province of Maryland]].
* '''1632''' – Tax protest at [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]]. [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] obtains charter to found the [[Province of Maryland]].
* '''1634''' – Creation of the [[shires of Virginia]]. Council members insist on viewing the Massachusetts charter. First English settlers arrive in Maryland.
* '''1634''' – Creation of the [[shires of Virginia]]. Council members insist on viewing the Massachusetts charter. First English settlers arrive in Maryland.
* '''1634–36''' – First English settlements in the [[Connecticut River]] Valley.
* '''1634–36''' – First English settlements in the [[Connecticut River]] Valley.
* '''1635''' – [[Roger Williams (theologian)|Roger Williams]] expelled from the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. First meeting of the [[Maryland General Assembly]]. [[Saybrook Colony]] founded.
* '''1635''' – [[Roger Williams]] expelled from the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. First meeting of the [[Maryland General Assembly]]. [[Saybrook Colony]] founded.
* '''1636''' – [[Connecticut Colony]] founded. Roger Williams founds the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]. [[Harvard University]] founded.
* '''1636''' – [[Connecticut Colony]] founded. Roger Williams founds the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]. [[Harvard University]] founded.
* '''1637''' – The [[Pequot War]] results in the killing of many of the [[Pequot]] people. [[New Haven Colony]] is founded. [[Anne Hutchinson]] expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
* '''1637''' – The [[Pequot War]] results in the killing of many of the [[Pequots|Pequot]] people. [[New Haven Colony]] is founded. [[Anne Hutchinson]] expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
* '''1638''' – Founding of [[New Sweden]]. First mention of [[slavery]] in the laws of the [[Province of Maryland]].
* '''1638''' – Founding of [[New Sweden]]. First mention of [[slavery]] in the laws of the [[Province of Maryland]].
* '''1639''' – Crown formally recognizes the Virginia Assembly.
* '''1639''' – Crown formally recognizes the Virginia Assembly.
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* '''1643–45''' – War between the Native Americans and the Dutch settlers.
* '''1643–45''' – War between the Native Americans and the Dutch settlers.
* '''1644''' – Parliament grants charter to the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]. [[Saybrook Colony]] incorporated into the [[Connecticut Colony]].
* '''1644''' – Parliament grants charter to the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]. [[Saybrook Colony]] incorporated into the [[Connecticut Colony]].
* '''1644–46''' – [[History_of_the_Jamestown_Settlement_(1607–1699)#1644:_Second_Native American_Massacre|Second Native American Massacre]]. The [[Plundering Time]] in Maryland.
* '''1644–46''' – [[History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699)|Second Native American Massacre]]. The [[Plundering Time]] in Maryland.
* '''1646''' – [[Peter Stuyvesant]] becomes [[Director-General of New Netherland]].
* '''1646''' – [[Peter Stuyvesant]] becomes [[Director of New Netherland|Director-General of New Netherland]].
* '''1648''' – [[The Cambridge Platform]].
* '''1648''' – [[Cambridge Platform|The Cambridge Platform]].
* '''1649''' – [[Regicide]] of Charles I. Death of John Winthrop.
* '''1649''' – [[Regicide]] of Charles I. Death of John Winthrop.


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* '''1651''' – In the wake of the [[English Civil War]], Virginia acknowledges the authority of the [[Parliament of England]].
* '''1651''' – In the wake of the [[English Civil War]], Virginia acknowledges the authority of the [[Parliament of England]].
* '''1652''' – Massachusetts Bay Colony authorizes [[John Hull (merchant)|John Hull]] and Robert Sanderson to issue [[pine tree shilling|colonial coinage]].
* '''1655''' – Dutch take control of New Sweden. The [[Peach Tree War]] between Dutch settlers and the [[Susquehannock]] and allied tribes. Maryland fights the [[Battle of the Severn]].
* '''1655''' – Dutch take control of New Sweden. The [[Peach Tree War]] between Dutch settlers and the [[Susquehannock]] and allied tribes. Maryland fights the [[Battle of the Severn]].
* '''1656''' – First [[Quakers]] arrive in New England.
* '''1656''' – First [[Quakers]] arrive in New England.
* '''1657''' – [[Jews]] allowed to become [[:wikt:burgher|burgher]]s of [[New Amsterdam]].
* '''1657''' – [[Jews]] allowed to become [[:wikt:burgher|burgher]]s of [[New Amsterdam]]. [[Flushing Remonstrance]] lays groundwork for religious freedom in America.
* '''1658''' – Death of [[Oliver Cromwell]]
* '''1658''' – Death of [[Oliver Cromwell]]


==Reign of [[Charles II of England]], 1660–85==
==Reign of [[Charles II of England]], 1660–85==


* '''1660''' – [[Restoration (England)|The Restoration]] of the monarchy in England, with [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] becoming king. [[William Berkeley (governor)|William Berkeley]] restored as [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|governor of Virginia]]. First of the [[Navigation Acts]] enumerates exports from the colonies. Execution of [[Mary Dyer]].
* '''1660''' – [[Stuart Restoration|The Restoration]] of the monarchy in England, with [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] becoming king. [[William Berkeley (governor)|William Berkeley]] restored as [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|governor of Virginia]]. First of the [[Navigation Acts]] enumerates exports from the colonies. Execution of [[Mary Dyer]].
* '''1662''' – Crown confirms the charters of Rhode Island and Connecticut. [[New Haven Colony]] incorporated into the [[Connecticut Colony]]. [[Half-Way Covenant]] in New England. In the [[Colony of Virginia]], the [[House of Burgesses]] passes a law declaring that, with respect to slavery, children take the status of their mother.
* '''1662''' – Crown confirms the charters of Rhode Island and Connecticut. [[New Haven Colony]] incorporated into the [[Connecticut Colony]]. [[Half-Way Covenant]] in New England. In the [[Colony of Virginia]], the [[House of Burgesses]] passes a law declaring that, with respect to slavery, children take the status of their mother.
* '''1663''' – Second Navigation Act regulates exports to the colonies. Crown grants proprietary charter creating the [[Province of Carolina]].
* '''1663''' – Second Navigation Act regulates exports to the colonies. Crown grants proprietary charter creating the [[Province of Carolina]].
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* '''1666''' – [[Great Fire of London]].
* '''1666''' – [[Great Fire of London]].
* '''1669''' – The [[Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina]] are drawn up.
* '''1669''' – The [[Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina]] are drawn up.
* '''1670''' – [[Old Charles Town Historic District|Old Charles Town]] is founded.
* '''1670''' – [[Charleston, South Carolina]] is founded, originally as Charles Town.
* '''1672–74''' – [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]].
* '''1672–74''' – [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]].
* '''1673''' – Third Navigation Act regulates intercolonial trade. Virginia land rights given to [[Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper]] and [[Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington]].
* '''1673''' – Third Navigation Act regulates intercolonial trade. Virginia land rights given to [[Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper]] and [[Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington]].
* '''1674''' – [[East Jersey]] and [[West Jersey]] chartered.
* '''1674''' – [[East Jersey]] and [[West Jersey]] chartered.
* '''1675''' – Outbreak of [[King Philip's War]]; [[Northfield, Massachusetts]] abandoned.
* '''1675''' – Outbreak of [[King Philip's War]]; [[Northfield, Massachusetts]] abandoned.
* '''1676''' – [[Bacon's Rebellion]] quashed. [[Metacomet]] defeated. [[William Penn]] and the Quakers purchase [[West Jersey]].
* '''1676''' – [[Bacon's Rebellion]] quashed.<ref name=":1" /> [[Metacomet]] defeated. [[William Penn]] and the Quakers purchase [[West Jersey]].
* '''1677''' – Colonists in North Carolina rebel against [[Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper]]. [[Edmund Andros]], [[List of colonial governors of New York|Governor of New York]], negotiates the [[Covenant Chain]] with the [[Iroquois]].
* '''1677''' – Colonists in North Carolina rebel against [[Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Edmund Andros]], [[List of colonial governors of New York|Governor of New York]], negotiates the [[Covenant Chain]] with the [[Iroquois]].
* '''1679–81''' – Debate over the [[Exclusion Bill]] in England.
* '''1679–81''' – Debate over the [[Exclusion Crisis|Exclusion Bill]] in England.
* '''1680''' – Destruction of the [[Westo]] people in South Carolina. [[Charleston, South Carolina]] relocated to its current location. [[Province of New Hampshire]] becomes a royal colony.
* '''1680''' – Destruction of the [[Westo]] people in South Carolina. [[Charleston, South Carolina]] relocated to its current location. [[Province of New Hampshire]] becomes a royal colony.
* '''1681''' – William Penn granted charter to establish [[Province of Pennsylvania]]. [[Edward Randolph (colonial administrator)|Edward Randolph]] appointed customs collector for New England. [[City of London]] loses its charter.
* '''1681''' – William Penn granted charter to establish [[Province of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Edward Randolph (colonial administrator)|Edward Randolph]] appointed customs collector for New England. [[City of London]] loses its charter.
* '''1682''' – [[Philadelphia]] founded. Plant cutter riots in [[Gloucester County, Virginia]].
* '''1682''' – [[Philadelphia]] founded. Plant cutter riots in [[Gloucester County, Virginia]].
* '''1683''' – "Hull Mint" closed. [[John Hull (merchant)|John Hull]] dies.
* '''1683''' – Province of New York holds first assembly and issues the Charter of Liberties. Institution of ''[[quo warranto]]'' proceedings against the Province of Massachusetts.
* '''1683''' – Province of New York holds first assembly and issues the Charter of Liberties. Institution of ''[[quo warranto]]'' proceedings against the Province of Massachusetts.


==Reign of [[James II of England]], 1685–89==
==Reign of [[James II of England]], 1685–89==


* '''1685''' – Duke of York becomes [[James II of England]]. Articles of misdemeanor drawn up against provinces of [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]] and [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]]. Creation of the [[Dominion of New England]].
* '''1685''' – Articles of misdemeanor drawn up against provinces of [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]] and [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]]. Creation of the [[Dominion of New England]].
* '''1686''' – [[Edmund Andros]] becomes Governor General of the Dominion of New England. First German [[Pietism|Pietists]] arrive in Pennsylvania.
* '''1686''' – [[Edmund Andros]] becomes Governor General of the Dominion of New England. First German [[Pietism|Pietists]] arrive in Pennsylvania.
* '''1687''' – New England protests against arbitrary taxes. [[John_Wise_(clergyman)|Reverend John Wise]] jailed.
* '''1687''' – New England protests against arbitrary taxes. [[John Wise (clergyman)|Reverend John Wise]] jailed.
* '''1688''' – Province of New York added to the Dominion of New England. [[Glorious Revolution]].
* '''1688''' – Province of New York added to the Dominion of New England. [[Glorious Revolution]].


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* '''1689''' – April: Dominion of New England overthrown in Boston. June: [[Leisler's Rebellion]]. July: Proprietary government overthrown in Maryland. War breaks out with [[Kingdom of France]], beginning the [[Nine Years' War]] in Europe; beginning of [[King William's War]] in the colonies. [[George Keith (missionary)|George Keith]] controversy divides Pennsylvania Quakers.
* '''1689''' – April: Dominion of New England overthrown in Boston. June: [[Leisler's Rebellion]]. July: Proprietary government overthrown in Maryland. War breaks out with [[Kingdom of France]], beginning the [[Nine Years' War]] in Europe; beginning of [[King William's War]] in the colonies. [[George Keith (missionary)|George Keith]] controversy divides Pennsylvania Quakers.
* '''1690''' – [[Schenectady, New York]] devastated by French and Native American troops. Massachusetts Bay Colony becomes first colony to issue [[paper money]]. [[Spain]] begins to colonise Texas.
* '''1690''' – [[Schenectady, New York]] devastated by French and Native American troops. Massachusetts Bay Colony becomes first colony to issue [[Banknote|paper money]]. [[Spain]] begins to colonise Texas.
* '''1691''' – The [[Province of Carolina]] passes a law for the better ordering of slaves.
* '''1691''' – The [[Province of Carolina]] passes a law for the better ordering of slaves.
* '''1692''' – First of the [[Salem witch trials]].
* '''1692''' – First of the [[Salem witch trials]].
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* '''1696''' – [[Board of Trade]] established.
* '''1696''' – [[Board of Trade]] established.
* '''1697''' – [[Treaty of Ryswick]] signed, ending King William's War.
* '''1697''' – [[Peace of Ryswick|Treaty of Ryswick]] signed, ending King William's War.
* '''1699''' – Parliament bans export of colonial [[woolen]]s. [[Free negro|Free blacks]] ordered to leave the [[Colony of Virginia]].
* '''1699''' – Parliament bans export of colonial [[woolen]]s. [[Free Negro|Free blacks]] ordered to leave the [[Colony of Virginia]].
* '''1700''' – Neutrality treaty between the Iroquois and [[New France]]. [[William Kidd]] arrested in Boston.
* '''1700''' – Neutrality treaty between the Iroquois and [[New France]]. [[William Kidd]] arrested in Boston.
* '''1701''' – William Penn issues his last frame of government. [[Delaware Colony]] granted charter, separating it from Pennsylvania. [[Yale University]] founded.
* '''1701''' – William Penn issues his last frame of government. [[Delaware Colony]] granted charter, separating it from Pennsylvania. [[Yale University]] founded.
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* '''1704''' – [[Raid on Deerfield]]. The [[Province of Carolina]] allows the arming of slaves during time of war.
* '''1704''' – [[Raid on Deerfield]]. The [[Province of Carolina]] allows the arming of slaves during time of war.
* '''1705''' – The [[House of Burgesses]] passes the [[Virginia Slave Codes of 1705]].
* '''1705''' – The [[House of Burgesses]] passes the [[Virginia Slave Codes of 1705]].
* '''1707''' – [[Benjamin Church (ranger)|Benjamin Church]] fails to take [[Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Port Royal]].
* '''1707''' – [[Benjamin Church (ranger)|Benjamin Church]] fails to take [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port Royal]].
* '''1710''' – [[Francis Nicholson]] [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|takes Port Royal]].
* '''1710''' – [[Francis Nicholson]] [[Siege of Port Royal (1710)|takes Port Royal]].
* '''1711''' – The British fail to take [[Quebec City]].
* '''1711''' – The British fail to take [[Quebec City]].
* '''1711–12''' – [[Province of Carolina|North Carolina]] begins the [[Tuscarora War]] in fighting with the [[Tuscarora people]].
* '''1711–12''' – [[Province of Carolina|North Carolina]] begins the [[Tuscarora War]] in fighting with the [[Tuscarora people]].
* '''1712''' – [[New York Slave Revolt of 1712]].
* '''1712''' – [[New York Slave Revolt of 1712]].
* '''1713''' – [[Treaty of Utrecht]] ends Queen Anne's War.
* '''1713''' – [[Peace of Utrecht|Treaty of Utrecht]] ends Queen Anne's War.


==Reign of [[George I of Great Britain]], 1714–27==
==Reign of [[George I of Great Britain]], 1714–27==
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*'''1741''' – The [[New York Conspiracy of 1741]] is suppressed. [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] preaches "[[Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]]", a key moment of the [[First Great Awakening]].
*'''1741''' – The [[New York Conspiracy of 1741]] is suppressed. [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] preaches "[[Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God]]", a key moment of the [[First Great Awakening]].
*'''1745''' – New Englanders [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|take Louisbourg]].
*'''1745''' – New Englanders [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|take Louisbourg]].
*'''1746''' – [[Princeton University]] founded, with [[Jonathan Dickinson (New Jersey)|Jonathan Dickinson]] as its first [[President of Princeton University|president]].
*'''1746''' – [[Princeton University]] founded, with [[Jonathan Dickinson (New Jersey minister)|Jonathan Dickinson]] as its first [[List of presidents of Princeton University|president]].
*'''1747''' – Founding of the [[Ohio Company]].
*'''1747''' – Founding of the [[Ohio Company]].
*'''1748''' – [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]], ending the [[War of the Austrian Succession]].
*'''1748''' – [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]], ending the [[War of the Austrian Succession]].
*'''1750''' – [[Thomas Walker (explorer)|Thomas Walker]] passes through the [[Cumberland Gap]]. Reversing itself, the [[Province of Georgia]] decides to permit slavery.
*'''1750''' – [[Thomas Walker (explorer)|Thomas Walker]] passes through the [[Cumberland Gap]]. Reversing itself, the [[Province of Georgia]] decides to permit slavery.
*'''1754''' – Outbreak of [[French and Indian War]]. French build [[Fort Duquesne]]. [[Albany Congress]], where plans of colonial union are unveiled.[[Columbia University]] founded as King's College by George II Royal Charter.
*'''1754''' – Outbreak of [[French and Indian War]]. French build [[Fort Duquesne]]. [[Albany Congress]], where plans of colonial union are unveiled. [[Columbia University]] founded as King's College by George II Royal Charter.
*'''1755''' – [[Braddock Expedition]].
*'''1755''' – [[Braddock Expedition]].
*'''1755–58''' – [[Expulsion of the Acadians]].
*'''1755–58''' – [[Expulsion of the Acadians]].
*'''1756''' – Beginning of [[Seven Years' War]] in Europe. [[Battle of Fort Oswego (1756)|Battle of Fort Oswego]].
*'''1756''' – Beginning of [[Seven Years' War]] in Europe. [[Battle of Fort Oswego]].
*'''1757''' – [[Siege of Fort William Henry]].
*'''1757''' – [[Siege of Fort William Henry]].
*'''1758''' – [[Siege of Louisbourg (1758)|Siege of Louisbourg]]; [[Battle of Fort Frontenac]]; [[Battle of Fort Duquesne]]. The first black [[Baptist]] church is founded in [[Lunenburg, Virginia]].
*'''1758''' – [[Siege of Louisbourg (1758)|Siege of Louisbourg]]; [[Battle of Fort Frontenac]]; [[Battle of Fort Duquesne]]. The first black [[Baptists|Baptist]] church is founded in [[Lunenburg, Virginia]].
*'''1759''' – [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]]. [[St. Francis Raid]].
*'''1759''' – [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]]. [[St. Francis Raid]].
*'''1760''' – [[Battle of the Thousand Islands]], after which [[Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst|Jeffery Amherst]] receives the surrender of New France.
*'''1760''' – [[Battle of the Thousand Islands]], after which [[Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst|Jeffery Amherst]] receives the surrender of New France.


==Reign of [[George III of Great Britain]], 1760–83==
==Reign of [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III of Great Britain]], 1760–83==


*'''1760''' – October: George III becomes king.
*'''1760''' – October: George III becomes king.
*'''1761''' – February: [[Writ of assistance|Writs of Assistance]] challenged in Massachusetts. December: Ban on colonial land grants.
*'''1761''' – February: [[Writ of assistance|Writs of Assistance]] challenged in Massachusetts. December: Ban on colonial land grants.
*'''1763''' – February: [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]] ends the [[French and Indian War]]. April: [[George Grenville]] becomes [[First Lord of the Treasury]]. May: Beginning of [[Pontiac's War]]. October: [[Royal Proclamation of 1763]]. December: [[Conestoga (people)|Conestoga Native Americans]] killed by the [[Paxton Boys]].
*'''1763''' – February: [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]] ends the [[French and Indian War]]. April: [[George Grenville]] becomes [[First Lord of the Treasury]]. May: Beginning of [[Pontiac's War]]. October: [[Royal Proclamation of 1763]]. December: [[Susquehannock|Conestoga Native Americans]] killed by the [[Paxton Boys]].
*'''1764''' – April: The [[Parliament of Great Britain]] passes the [[Sugar Act]] and the [[Currency Act]]; [[Brown University]] founded as College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
*'''1764''' – April: The [[Parliament of Great Britain]] passes the [[Sugar Act]] and the [[Currency Act]]; [[Brown University]] founded as College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
*'''1765''' – March: [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]] is passed. May: [[Quartering Act]] is passed. Virginia [[House of Burgesses]] passes the [[Virginia Resolves]]. August: Riots in Boston. October: [[Stamp Act Congress]] held in [[New York City]]. November: The Stamp Act due to come into effect.
*'''1765''' – March: [[Stamp Act 1765|Stamp Act]] is passed.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Timeline of the American Revolution {{!}} Dates, Events, People, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Timeline-of-the-American-Revolution |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> May: [[Quartering Acts|Quartering Act]] is passed. Virginia [[House of Burgesses]] passes the [[Virginia Resolves]]. August: Riots in Boston. October: [[Stamp Act Congress]] held in [[New York City]]. November: The Stamp Act due to come into effect.
*'''1766''' – January: The New York Assembly refuses to implement the Quartering Act. March: The [[Declaratory Act]] is passed, repealing the Stamp Act.
*'''1766''' – January: The New York Assembly refuses to implement the Quartering Act. March: The [[Declaratory Act]] is passed, repealing the Stamp Act.
*'''1767''' – March: Boston makes first attempt at a nonimportation agreement. June: [[Townshend Acts]] passed. November: Publication of ''[[Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania]]'' begins.
*'''1767''' – March: Boston makes first attempt at a nonimportation agreement. June: [[Townshend Acts]] passed. November: Publication of ''[[Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania]]'' begins.
*'''1768''' – February: Massachusetts sends [[Massachusetts Circular Letter|circular letter]] to the other colonial assemblies. March: Second nonimportation agreement is reached. June: Bostonians riot when [[HMS Romney (1762)|HMS ''Romney'']] seizes the ''[[HMS Liberty (1768)|Liberty]]''. September: A convention of Massachusetts towns is held.
*'''1768''' – February: Massachusetts sends [[Massachusetts Circular Letter|circular letter]] to the other colonial assemblies. March: Second nonimportation agreement is reached. June: Bostonians riot when [[HMS Romney (1762)|HMS ''Romney'']] seizes the ''[[HMS Liberty (1768)|Liberty]]''. September: A convention of Massachusetts towns is held.
*'''1769''' – February: Parliament passes resolve calling for harsher treatment of the American colonists.
*'''1769''' – February: Parliament passes resolve calling for harsher treatment of the American colonists. December: [[Dartmouth College]] founded by King George III Royal Charter.
*'''1770''' – March: The [[Boston Massacre]]. April: The Townshend duties are repealed on all goods except [[tea]].
*'''1770''' – March: The [[Boston Massacre]].<ref name=":0" /> April: The Townshend duties are repealed on all goods except [[tea]].
*'''1772''' – June: [[Gaspée Affair|''Gaspée'' Affair]]. October: [[Committee of correspondence]] established in Boston.
*'''1772''' – June: [[Gaspee Affair|''Gaspée'' Affair]]. October: [[Committees of correspondence|Committee of correspondence]] established in Boston.
*'''1773''' – March: Virginia Intercolonial committee of correspondence established. December: The [[Boston Tea Party]].
*'''1773''' – March: Virginia Intercolonial committee of correspondence established. May: [[Tea Act]] passed.<ref name=":0" /> December: The [[Boston Tea Party]].<ref name=":0" />
*'''1774''' – March: [[Boston Port Act]] passed. May: [[Massachusetts Government Act]] passed. September–October: [[First Continental Congress]] meets in [[Philadelphia]].
*'''1774''' – March: [[Boston Port Act]] passed.<ref name=":0" /> May: [[Massachusetts Government Act]] passed. June: [[Quartering Acts|Quartering Act]] passed.<ref name=":0" /> September–October: [[First Continental Congress]] meets in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=":0" />
*'''1775''' – March–April: Parliament passes the [[Restraining Acts 1775|Restraining Acts]]. April: [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]]. [[Second Continental Congress]] meets in Philadelphia. August: [[Proclamation of Rebellion]].
*'''1775''' – March: "[[Give me liberty or give me death!]]" speech.<ref name=":0" /> March–April: Parliament passes the [[Restraining Acts 1775|Restraining Acts]]. April: [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]].<ref name=":0" /> May: [[Second Continental Congress]] meets in Philadelphia.<ref name=":0" /> August: [[Proclamation of Rebellion]].
*'''1776''' – January: Publication of ''[[Common Sense (pamphlet)|Common Sense]]''. April: American ports opened to all nations. May: Continental Congress authorizes the drafting of new [[State constitution (United States)|state constitutions]]. July&nbsp;4: Adoption of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]].
*'''1776''' – January: Publication of ''[[Common Sense]]''.<ref name=":0" /> April: American ports opened to all nations. May: Continental Congress authorizes the drafting of new [[State constitution (United States)|state constitutions]]. July&nbsp;4: Adoption of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]].
*'''1776–81''' – [[American Revolution]].
*'''1776–81''' – [[American Revolution]].
*'''1783''' – September: Britain signs the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]], recognizing American independence. November&nbsp;25: The [[Evacuation Day (New York)|British evacuate New York]], marking the end of British rule, and General George Washington triumphantly returns with the Continental Army.
*'''1783''' – September: Britain signs the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]], recognizing American independence.<ref name=":0" /> November&nbsp;25: The [[Evacuation Day (New York)|British evacuate New York]], marking the end of British rule, and General George Washington triumphantly returns with the Continental Army.



==See also==
==See also==
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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Colonial America Timeline (1492-1763) – Period of Early Colonization". Totally History. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  2. ^ "Freedoms, as Given by the Council of the Nineteen of the Chartered West India Company to All those who Want to Establish a Colony in New Netherland". World Digital Library. 1630. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Timeline of the American Revolution | Dates, Events, People, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
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