Colonial America
Colonial Period Events
861 events, page 11 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood
1708
Saybrook Platform Established
Connecticut · Legislation · Colonial Period
1708
First African Slaves Brought to Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1708
Saybrook Platform Adopted for Congregational Church
Connecticut · Legislation · Colonial Period
1709
Crozat Obtains Commerce Monopoly in Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1709
Petition for Swiss Colony at Harpers Ferry
West Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1709
Connecticut Troops Sent to Canada
Connecticut · Other · Colonial Period
1710
Palatine German Immigrants Arrive in New York
New York · Other · Colonial Period
1710
Fort Christanna Established by Spotswood
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1711
Mobile Relocated to Present Site
Alabama · Settlement · Colonial Period
1711
Founding of Boeuf Gras Society
Alabama · Founding · Colonial Period
1712
Province of North Carolina Split from Carolina
North Carolina · Founding · Colonial Period
1712
Province of Carolina Split into North and South Carolina
South Carolina · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1712
Division of Carolina into North and South
North Carolina · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1713
Joint commission awards Connecticut River towns to Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1714
St. Denis French Expedition Reaches Spanish Frontier
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1714
Founding of Natchitoches Settlement
Louisiana · Settlement · Colonial Period
1714
Fort Christanna Established for Frontier Relations
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1714
Bourgmont Travels to Mouth of Platte River
Nebraska · Expedition · Colonial Period
1715
Maryland Restored to Calvert Family
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1715
Yamasee War
South Carolina · Battle · Colonial Period
1715
Baltimore Family Power Restored
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1716
East Texas Missions Re-established
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1716
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition
Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1716
Domingo Ramón Expedition Reestablishes East Texas Missions
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1716
French Founding of Fort Rosalie at Natchez
Mississippi · Founding · Colonial Period
1717
Illinois Country Transferred from Canada to Louisiana
Illinois · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1717
Fort Ouiatenon Established
Indiana · Founding · Colonial Period
1718
Denmark Annexes St. John
VI · Settlement · Colonial Period
1718
George I's Privy Council Repudiates Colonial Laws
Delaware · Legislation · Colonial Period
1718
Eskippakithiki Native American Settlement Established
Kentucky · Settlement · Colonial Period
1718
Hannah Callowhill Penn Becomes Governor
Delaware · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1718
Eskippakithiki Shawnee Village Established
Kentucky · Settlement · Colonial Period
1718
Construction of First Fort de Chartres
Illinois · Founding · Colonial Period
1718
Founding of San Antonio de Valero and San Antonio
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1718
Founding of San Antonio
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1718
Founding of New Orleans
Louisiana · Founding · Colonial Period
1719
Du Tisné and La Harpe Expeditions Through Oklahoma
Oklahoma · Expedition · Colonial Period
1719
Large-Scale Slave Importation Begins in Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1719
First African Slaves Arrive in Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1719
Revolution of 1719 and South Carolina Crown Colony
South Carolina · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1719
French Capture Mission San Miguel de los Adaes
Texas · Battle · Colonial Period
1720
Villasur Expedition and Battle Near Platte River
Nebraska · Battle · Colonial Period
1720
Villasur Expedition Destroyed by Pawnee and Otoe
Kansas · Battle · Colonial Period
1720
Philip Renault Arrives with Slaves to Work Mines
Illinois · Other · Colonial Period
1721
Iroquois Land Concession at Albany
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1721
Fort Beauharnois built on Lake Pepin
Minnesota · Founding · Colonial Period
1721
Aguayo Expedition Reconquers and Expands Spanish Texas
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1722
Treaty of Albany Cedes Shenandoah Region
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1722
Treaty of Albany with Five Nations of Iroquois
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1722
New Orleans Made Colonial Capital
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
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