Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 14 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1738
La Vérendrye Explores Mandan Territory
North Dakota · Expedition · Colonial Period
1739
War of Jenkins' Ear Battles in Florida and Georgia
Florida · Battle · Colonial Period
1739
Le Moyne Expedition Discovers Big Bone Lick
Kentucky · Expedition · Colonial Period
1739
Mallet Brothers Reach and Name Platte River
Nebraska · Expedition · Colonial Period
1740
Eliza Lucas Pinckney Begins Indigo Culture
South Carolina · Other · Colonial Period
1740
Negro Act of 1740 Passed in South Carolina
South Carolina · Legislation · Colonial Period
1741
Bering Expedition Spurs Spanish Action in Alta California
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1741
Vitus Bering Reaches Alaska
Alaska · Expedition · Colonial Period
1741
Chirikov's First European Landing in Northwest America
Alaska · Expedition · Colonial Period
1741
Bering and Chirikov Discover Alaskan Mainland
Alaska · Expedition · Colonial Period
1741
Death of Vitus Bering on Bering Island
Alaska · Other · Colonial Period
1741
Vitus Bering Spots Alaska on Expedition
Alaska · Expedition · Colonial Period
1741
Benning Wentworth Appointed Governor; Dual Governorship Ends
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1741
King George II Rules on New Hampshire-Massachusetts Border
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1741
Benning Wentworth Appointed Governor of New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1741
Moravian Towns of Bethlehem and Nazareth Founded
Delaware · Founding · Colonial Period
1742
Battle of Bloody Marsh
Georgia · Battle · Colonial Period
1742
Battle of Bloody Marsh Repels Spanish Invasion
Georgia · Battle · Colonial Period
1743
Frederick County Virginia Founded
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1743
Verendrye Brothers Expedition into South Dakota
South Dakota · Expedition · Colonial Period
1744
Six Nations Relinquish Maryland Claims
Maryland · Treaty · Colonial Period
1744
Treaty of Lancaster Resolves Iroquois Land Dispute
West Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1744
Treaty of Lancaster Resolves Iroquois Dispute
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1745
French Raid Destroys Saratoga
New York · Battle · Colonial Period
1745
Apache Raid on San Antonio
Texas · Battle · Colonial Period
1746
King George II affirms Rhode Island border settlement
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1746
College of New Jersey Founded
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1748
George Washington Surveys South Branch Potomac Valley
West Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1749
Wentworth Issues Disputed Land Grants in New York Territory
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1749
Spanish-Lipan Apache Peace Treaty
Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period
1749
Spanish-Apache Peace Treaty at San Antonio
Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period
1749
Ohio Company Land Grant
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1749
Connecticut legislature accepts border towns from Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1749
Fort Christiansværn Built in Christiansted
VI · Founding · Colonial Period
1750
Walker and Gist Survey Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky · Expedition · Colonial Period
1750
Thomas Walker Discovers Coal in Kentucky
Kentucky · Expedition · Colonial Period
1750
Mason-Dixon Line Survey Commissioned
Maryland · Other · Colonial Period
1750
Oconee Seminoles Settle Paynes Prairie
Florida · Settlement · Colonial Period
1750
Founding of Ste. Genevieve
Missouri · Settlement · Colonial Period
1751
Christopher Gist Explores Ohio River Region
West Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1751
Christopher Gist Maps Ohio River Area
Kentucky · Expedition · Colonial Period
1751
Pima Revolt Against Spanish Rule
Arizona · Battle · Colonial Period
1751
Maryland Legislature Authorizes Georgetown Land Purchase
District of Columbia · Founding · Colonial Period
1752
Spanish Presidio Established at Tubac
Arizona · Founding · Colonial Period
1752
Iroquois Cede Land South of Ohio at Logstown
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1753
Iroquois Reorganize Tribes and Relocate to New York
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War Engages Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Conflict · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War Affects Rhode Island
Rhode Island · Conflict · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War on New Hampshire's Frontier
New Hampshire · Conflict · Colonial Period
1754
French and Indian War Draws in Connecticut
Connecticut · Conflict · Colonial Period
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