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1570
Iroquois Confederacy Forms
The Iroquois Confederacy, an alliance of eastern North American
Native American tribes, is established. -
The First Africans Arrive in Virginia
Because of the high demand for workers on large plantations, a ship of slaves come to Virginia. -
Navigation Act Passed
The first Navigation Act regulates trade between Britain and the colonies. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Led by Nathaniel Bacon, Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion by Virginia settlers against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Great Awakening Peaks
The Great Awakening religious revival in colonies during 1730's and 1740's led by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield -
Proclamation of 1763
King George issued the Proclamation of 1763 assuring that Native American land can't be taken over by colonist. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris, a treaty negotiating between Britain and America's needs, is signed. -
Colonists Protest Stamp Act
The colonist protest the Stamp Act which taxed all printed items. -
Boston Massacre Occurs
In the process of attempting to take over colonists cities, British soldiers and colonists brake out in outrage and fighting. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dress up as Native Americans and pour hundreds of buckets of British tea into the harbor, protesting British rule. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord occur
The Battles of Lexington and Concord occur. They were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Colonies Issue the Declaration of Independence
A declaration of independence is the document that declared the colonists independence from Britain.
