HIST2113 Timeline 1700-1800

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  • Yale University

    Connecticut passed An Act for Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School in Saybrook, which becomes Yale University.

  • Founding of New Jersey

    The colony of New Jersey, a royal colony, is founded by Queen Anne and is divided into East and West New Jersey.

  • Queen Anne's War

    Deerfield, Massachusetts is attacked during Queen Anne's War by the French and Indians, which resulted in 56 killed and over 100 captured.

  • New York Slave Revolt

    The slave revolt started in New York results in 6 suicides and 21 executions.

  • Blackbeard Killed in North Carolina

    Blackbeard, an English pirate, is killed off the coast of an island in North Carolina.

  • Dummer's War

    The start of Dummer's War begins after disputes between the colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.

  • North Carolina is established as a Crown Colony

    Proprietors sell their interests in North Carolina to Britain, which established it as a Crown Colony.

  • George Washington is Born

    George Washington is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

  • Poor Richard's Almanac

    Poor Richard's Almanac is published for the first time by Benjamin Franklin.

  • Freedom of the Press is established

    Freedom of the Press is passed and established after the trial of John Peter Zenger in New York.

  • George Whitefield and the First Great Awakening

    George Whitefield, an Anglican preacher, arrives in North America for the first time and is the first predominant preacher of the First Great Awakening.

  • Second Slave Revolt

    A second slave result happens and results in 17 slaves hanged, 13 slaves burned, and 70 slaves deported.

  • First Battle of King George's War

    A raid by New France starts the first battle of King George's War.

  • Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod

    Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod

  • French and Indian War

    George Washington's troops first attack Fort Duquesne, the first part of the French and Indian War.

  • Battle of Fort Necessity

    Battle of Fort Necessity occurs in southwestern Pennsylvania.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act is passed, which places a duty on things such as lumber, food, molasses, and rum in the British colonies.

  • Stamp Act Congress

    After passing the Stamp Act, the 9 American colonies form the Stamp Act Congress and created a Declaration of Rights to further protect themselves from taxation without representation.

  • Stamp Act Repealed

  • Townsend Acts

    The Townsend Acts are passed in order to put a tax on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea.