Colonial America
Colonial Period Events in GU
861 events, page 16 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood
1768
First Court of Common Law in Mississippi Valley
Illinois · Legislation · Colonial Period
1768
Treaty Codifying Royal Proclamation of 1763 Boundaries
Delaware · Treaty · Colonial Period
1768
Treaty of Fort Stanwix Cedes Kentucky Lands
Kentucky · Treaty · Colonial Period
1768
Franciscans Take Charge of Baja California Missions
California · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1768
Treaties Open Kentucky and West Virginia to Settlement
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1768
Nanticoke Tribe Relinquishes Maryland Land
Maryland · Treaty · Colonial Period
1768
Treaty of Fort Stanwix Iroquois Land Cession
West Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1769
Spanish Missions Established in Alta California
California · Settlement · Colonial Period
1769
Founding of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1769
Founding of El Presidio Real de San Diego
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1769
First Recorded Baptisms in Alta California
California · Other · Colonial Period
1769
Expulsion of Jesuits from Guam
GU · Other · Colonial Period
1769
Mission San Diego de Alcalá Founded
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1769
Junípero Serra Founds San Diego de Alcalá Mission
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1769
First Europeans View San Francisco Bay
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1769
Regulator Movement Legislation Enacted
South Carolina · Legislation · Colonial Period
1769
Georgetown Lutheran Church Founded
District of Columbia · Founding · Colonial Period
1769
Boone Expedition Through Cumberland Gap
Kentucky · Expedition · Colonial Period
1769
Murder of Chief Pontiac at Cahokia
Illinois · Other · Colonial Period
1769
Assassination of Chief Pontiac at Cahokia
Illinois · Other · Colonial Period
1769
Portolá Expedition First European Land Entry
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1769
Portolá Expedition Sent to Explore Alta California
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1769
St. Charles Trading Post Founded
Missouri · Founding · Colonial Period
1769
Founding of Presidio of San Diego
California · Settlement · Colonial Period
1770
Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón Established
Arizona · Founding · Colonial Period
1770
Boston Massacre
Massachusetts · Battle · Colonial Period
1770
Serra Founds San Carlos Borromeo Mission at Monterey
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1770
Founding of El Presidio Real de Monterey
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1770
Francisco Garcés Explores Nevada
Nevada · Expedition · Colonial Period
1770
Treaty of Lochaber Cherokee Land Sale
West Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1770
Treaty of Lochaber Transfers Cherokee Claims
Kentucky · Treaty · Colonial Period
1770
Treaty of Lochaber Readjusts Cherokee Border
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1770
Battle of Golden Hill
New York · Battle · Colonial Period
1770
Green Mountain Boys Militia Formed
Vermont · Founding · Colonial Period
1770
Treaty of Lochaber with the Cherokee
Tennessee · Treaty · Colonial Period
1771
Battle of Alamance Against Regulators
North Carolina · Battle · Colonial Period
1772
Gaspee Affair: Attack on British Navy Ship
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1772
Watauga Association Founded by Frontier Settlers
Tennessee · Founding · Colonial Period
1772
Tryon and Charlotte Counties Formed from Albany County
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1772
San Antonio Becomes Texas Capital
Texas · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1772
Watauga Association Founded
Tennessee · Founding · Colonial Period
1772
Creation of Fincastle County Virginia
West Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1772
Attack on HMS Gaspee
Rhode Island · Battle · Colonial Period
1773
Committee of Correspondence Created in Virginia
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1773
Founding of Nacogdoches
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1773
Palóu Sets Boundary Between Baja and Alta California Missions
California · Other · Colonial Period
1773
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts · Other · Colonial Period
1773
Quebec Act Places Indiana Under Province of Quebec
Indiana · Legislation · Colonial Period
1773
Virginia Committees of Correspondence Formed
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1773
Massachusetts western boundary settled with New York
Massachusetts · Treaty · Colonial Period
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