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House of Burgesses addresses slavery
In 1705 the House of Burgesses drafted its first thorough slave code which stated issues such as that a child born to a slave would remain a slave and that becoming a Christian would not result in freedom. -
Yamasee War
In 1715 the Yamasee tribe, who were close allies with Carolina, betrayed them and nearly decimated the entire colony. The only reason Charles Town and Carolina survived was because of their working with the Cherokee who assisted them resulting in an eventual end to major conflicts in 1717. -
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Slavery in the North
Between 1725 and 1775, slavery grew significantly in importance with states in the north such as Massachusetts and New York one by one eventually participating in slave holding and slave trading with slave populations in the north growing dramatically making slavery more common and popular in the American colonies. -
Stono Rebellion
In 1739 around eighty slaves headed for Spanish Florida for "Liberty" as they called it. In the mean while though they ended up on their way burning numerous plantations and murdering about twenty colonists. -
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French and Indian War
France and England had already been fighting in Europe for over fifty years, and the conflict soon came to North America resulting in the French and Indian War from 1754-1763. This war became was fought between many Native Americans and the French against the British and the colonists. The war ended in a British victory but along with England winning, it also allowed for many colonists to gain military experience to fight in a war that would come soon after. -
Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg
The treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War bringing peace in both Europe and North America -
Stamp Act
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act which required documents in the colonies to be on stamped papers as a direct tax toward the colonies. The colonists had never been directly taxed by Parliament and saw it as an overreach of their authority which would later cause problems. -
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Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was not an attempt at first to become independent of Britain but would soon become one with all connections with the crown being broken leaving them with the only choice to keep fighting until after years of difficulty and tragedy winning the war and achieving their independence from England. -
Declaration of Independence
After over a year of fighting Britain, the leaders of the colonists decided that their was no hope for restoration after numerous attempts and that their only choice was to declare themselves to be independent which they did on July 4, 1776 when they signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Yorktown
In late 1781 the Battle of Yorktown where British General Charles Cornwallis had to surrender ending the last major battle which ensured America's victory in 1783 -
Constitutional Convention
In 1787 delegates from all over the new nation at the Constitution Convention which at first was meant to revise the old Articles of Confederation, but instead created a whole new document known as the Constitution which lines out the freedoms and the government of the United States of America.