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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
1492-1877
This is a timeline showing all the events that took place in 1492- 1877. Not all of them are wars. -
Jun 1, 1500
Federalism
fed·er·al·ism/ˈfed(ə)rəˌlizəm/Noun
1. The federal principle or system of government.
2. The principles of the Federalist Party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism -
Nationalism
na·tion·al·ism/ˈnaSHənəˌlizəm/Noun
1. Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
2. An extreme form of this, esp. marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nationalism -
Indians
indiansplural of In·di·an (Noun)
1. An American Indian.
2. A native or national of India, or a person of Indian descent. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/indians -
King George II ascends the English throne.
King George II ascends the English throne. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/1700_1800_timeline.htm -
George Washington is born in Virginia.
1732 - February 22, George Washington is born in Virginia. Also in February, the first mass is celebrated in the only Catholic church in colonial America, in Philadelphia. In June, Georgia, the 13th English colony, is founded. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/1700_1800_timeline.htm -
Molasses Act
The Molasses Act of March 1733 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 6 Geo II. c. 13), which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on imports of molasses from non-British colonies. Parliament created the act largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West Indies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses_Act -
New York newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger is arrested
New York newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger is arrested and accused of seditious libel by the Governor. In December, the Great Awakening religious revival movement begins in Massachusetts. The movement will last ten years and spread to all of the American colonies. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/1700_1800_timeline.htm -
John Peter Zenger is brought to trial
John Peter Zenger is brought to trial for seditious libel but is acquitted after his lawyer successfully convinces the jury that truth is a defense against libel. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/1700_1800_timeline.htm -
Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War (1754-1763)
February 10: Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War (1754-1763). Canada east of the Mississippi River added to the British empire. -
Pontiac's Rebellion against the British
Pontiac's War or Pontiac's Rebellion was a war that was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes primarily from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were dissatisfied with British postwar policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War (1754–1763). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%27s_War -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Act -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. 12) was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765 -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, called the Boston Riot by the English, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British redcoats killed five civilian men. It helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolutionary War. The British increase in troops in Boston led to a tense situation that erupted into brawls between soldiers and civilians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Great Britain to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies, selling excess tea at a reduced price. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Act -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea coming into the colonies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts are names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. The acts triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies that later became the United States, and were important developments in the growth of the American Revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts -
The Battle at Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.[9][10] They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776 - So began the journey of the thirteen former British Colonies toward a lasting union of Independent Sovereign States. http://www.barefootsworld.net/doi1776.html -
Europeans
europeansplural of Eu·ro·pe·an (Noun)
1. A native or inhabitant of Europe.
2. A national of a state belonging to the European Union. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European -
Civil War
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as "the Confederacy". Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought for its independence from the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
