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Edict of Nantes
allowed certain amount of tolerence to the french Huguenots -
Champlain coloniezes QUebec for France
Samuel deChampain was also known as the "Father of New France".
Had a great relationship with indians. -
Louis XIV becomes King of France
attracted by colonies overseas.
Quebec 1608. -
First Navigational Laws to control colonial commerce
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LaSalle explores Mississppi River to the Gulf of Mexico
Robert de LaSalle was the founder of Lousiana. -
College of William and Mary founded
Was founded by Angelican church to train young clergy members -
Smallpox inculation introduced
Affected one fifth introduce inoculation
some people didnt agree because it went against god. -
Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's almanack
widely read in America and Europe -
Jonathan Edwars begins Great Awakening
john edwards was a preacher taht talked about the eternal damnation nonbelievers would have after death -
George Whitefield speads Great Awakening
orator of rare gifts -
War of Jenkin's Ear
British vs. Spanish
war was confirmed between Caribbean Sea and Georgia -
Princenton College founded
founded due to great awakening to educate religious leaders -
Washington battles French on frontier Albany Congress
lead to the French Indian WAr -
Braddock's defeat
Edward Braddock was a British commander during the French and Indian War. He was defeated by the French and the Indians. At this battle, Braddock was mortally wounded. -
William Pitt emerges as leader of British goverment
Pitt was a foremost leader in the London goverment and later earned the title of "Organizer of Victory" -
Battle of Quebec
ranks as one the most significant engagements in British and American history -
Peace of Paris
French kicked out of America
they gave Louisiana to Spain -
Proclamation
colonists saw it as another form of oppression from a far away country -
Seven Years's War ends
it ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris
British won the seventh -
The Paxton boys led a march on Philadelphia
protested to Quakers
later became American Revolutionists -
Sugar Act
increased duty
supar imported from the west indies-paid for debt -
Quarter Act
required ceratin colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops-payed for debt -
Stamp Act
imposed a stamp tax to raise money for the new military force.They lashed out violently against these measurements because they were being unfairly taxed -
Stamp Act Congress
Representetives from 9 of the colonies met in NY to discuss Stamp Tax. form some type of unity -
Rutgers College founded
founded due to great awakening to educate religious leaders -
Townshend Acts
Champagne Charley" Townshend persuaded Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts. These acts put a light import duty on such things as glass, lead, paper, and tea. The acts met slight protest from the colonists, who found ways around the taxes such as buying smuggled tea. -
NY legislature suspended by parliament
legislature was suspended for not following quarter act -
Darmouth college founded
due to great awakening to educate religious leaders -
Boston Massacre
a crowd of about 60 townspeople began taunting and throwing snowing to men with redcoat -
Boston Tea Party
some Whites, led by patriot Samuel Adams, disguised themselves as Indians themselves as Indians,
opened 342 chests and dumped the tea into the ocean in this -
Intolerable Acts
repressive acts passed to punish colonies especially MA -
The Quebec Act
After the French and Indian War, the English had claim the Quebec Region, a French speaking colony. Because of the cultural difference, English had a dilemma on what to do with the region. The Quebec Act, passed in 1774, allow the French Colonist to go back freely to their own customs. The colonists have the right to have access to the Catholic religion freely. -
First contiential congress
discuss problems in Philadelphia decleration of rights -
Battle of Lexington and Concord