Colonial America

Colonial Period Events

861 events, page 14 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood

Period:All Pre-Columbian Colonial Period Revolutionary Era Early Republic

Battle of the Monongahela

Maryland · Battle · Colonial Period

Construction of Fort Frederick Approved

Maryland · Founding · Colonial Period

Maryland Billeting Act Passed

Maryland · Legislation · Colonial Period

Brotherton Reservation Established in New Jersey

Delaware · Other · Colonial Period

Siege of Fort William Henry

New York · Battle · Colonial Period

British Capture of Fort Duquesne

Maryland · Battle · Colonial Period

Comanche and Allied Tribes Destroy Mission Santa Cruz de San Sabá

Texas · Battle · Colonial Period

Forbes Expedition and Fall of Fort Duquesne

Pennsylvania · Battle · Colonial Period

British Capture Fort Duquesne

Maryland · Battle · Colonial Period

Georgia Divided into Eight Parishes

Georgia · Legislation · Colonial Period

Treaty of Easton Signed

Delaware · Treaty · Colonial Period

Treaty of Easton Ends French and Indian War Hostilities

Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period

Rogers' Rangers Attack on Saint-Francis

Vermont · Battle · Colonial Period

Parrilla Expedition to Red River

Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period

Cruzan Rum Distillery Founded as Estate Diamond

VI · Founding · Colonial Period

Division of York County into New Counties

Maine · Other · Colonial Period

British Occupation of Detroit After Montreal Surrender

Michigan · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

British Capture French Outposts in Indiana

Indiana · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

France Grants Spain Territory West of Mississippi

South Dakota · Treaty · Colonial Period

France Cedes Western Louisiana to Spain

Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period

France Cedes Louisiana to Spain

Missouri · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Treaty of Fontainebleau Transfers Louisiana to Spain

Nebraska · Treaty · Colonial Period

France Cedes Louisiana West of Mississippi to Spain

Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period

Pontiac's War at Fort Detroit

Michigan · Battle · Colonial Period

Royal Proclamation of 1763 Bans Western Settlement

Delaware · Legislation · Colonial Period

Catherine the Great Ascends to Throne

Alaska · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Spanish Withdraw from Florida

Florida · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Treaty of Fort Stanwix Establishes Indian Boundary

New York · Treaty · Colonial Period

Spain Cedes Florida to Britain

Alabama · Treaty · Colonial Period

Spain Trades Florida to Britain

Florida · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

British Division of Florida into Two Territories

Florida · Legislation · Colonial Period

New Smyrna Colony Settlement and Collapse

Florida · Settlement · Colonial Period

Spain Trades Florida to Great Britain

Florida · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Great Britain Takes Possession of Florida

Florida · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Pontiac's Rebellion and Battle of Bushy Run

Pennsylvania · Battle · Colonial Period

Spain Cedes Florida to Great Britain

Florida · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Parson's Cause Clash Between Virginia and Britain

Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Recognizes Spanish Western Claims

Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period

Spanish Cession of Florida to Great Britain

Florida · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Transfers Louisiana to Britain and Spain

Oklahoma · Treaty · Colonial Period

France Cedes Territory to Britain via Treaty of Paris

Michigan · Treaty · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Ends French and Indian War

Pennsylvania · Treaty · Colonial Period

Royal Proclamation Establishes British Indian Reserve

Oklahoma · Legislation · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Ends French Claim to Kentucky

Kentucky · Treaty · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Ends French and Indian War

Illinois · Treaty · Colonial Period

Royal Proclamation of 1763 Restricts Settlement

Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period

Proclamation of 1763 Extends Georgia's Southern Boundary

Georgia · Legislation · Colonial Period

Pontiac's Rebellion and Siege of Fort Detroit

Michigan · Battle · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Cedes Indiana to Britain

Indiana · Treaty · Colonial Period

Treaty of Paris Ends French-English Colonial Conflict

Maine · Treaty · Colonial Period

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