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*'''1739''' - Outbreak of the [[War of Jenkins' Ear]]. The [[Stono Rebellion]] in the [[Province of South Carolina]] is crushed.
*'''1739''' - Outbreak of the [[War of Jenkins' Ear]]. The [[Stono Rebellion]] in the [[Province of South Carolina]] is crushed.
*'''1740''' - [[Battle of Cartagena de Indias]], where the colonists are called "Americans" for the first time. [[James Oglethorpe]] [[Siege of St. Augustine (1740)|fails to take St. Augustine]]. South Carolina enacts the [[Negro Act of 1740]].
*'''1740''' - [[Battle of Cartagena de Indias]], where the colonists are called "Americans" for the first time. [[James Oglethorpe]] [[Siege of St. Augustine (1740)|fails to take St. Augustine]]. South Carolina enacts the [[Negro Act of 1740]].
*'''1741''' - The [[New York Conspiracy of 1741]] is suppressed. [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] preaches [[Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God|"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)|Jonathan Dickinson]] as its first [[President of Princeton University|president]].

Revision as of 17:08, 20 July 2011

This is a timeline of the major events related to the colonial history of the United States.

Age of Discovery, 1420-1550

Reign of Elizabeth I of England, 1558-1603

Reign of James I of England, 1603-25

Reign of Charles I of England, 1625-49

Reign of Charles II of England, 1660-85

Reign of James II of England, 1685-89

Reign of William III of England, 1689-1702

Reign of George I of Great Britain, 1714-27

Reign of George II of Great Britain, 1727-60

Reign of George III of Great Britain, 1760-83