Colonial America
Colonial Period Events in VI
861 events, page 17 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood
1774
Georgia Absent from First Continental Congress
Georgia · Other · Colonial Period
1774
Intolerable Acts Passed Against Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1774
Harrod's Town Founded as First English Settlement West of Alleghenies
Kentucky · Settlement · Colonial Period
1774
Lord Dunmore's War
Kentucky · Battle · Colonial Period
1774
First European Sighting of Washington Coast
Washington · Expedition · Colonial Period
1774
Battle of Point Pleasant Ends Lord Dunmore's War
Kentucky · Battle · Colonial Period
1774
Spanish Expedition of Frigate Santiago
Oregon · Expedition · Colonial Period
1774
Quebec Act Annexes Region to Province of Quebec
Michigan · Legislation · Colonial Period
1774
Quebec Act Incorporates Michigan into Province of Quebec
Michigan · Legislation · Colonial Period
1774
Michigan Made Part of Province of Quebec
Michigan · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1774
First Virginia Convention and Continental Congress Delegation
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1774
First Virginia Convention at Raleigh Tavern
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1774
Dunmore's War and Treaty of Camp Charlotte
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1774
Wataugans at Battle of Point Pleasant
Tennessee · Battle · Colonial Period
1774
First Continental Congress Formation
South Carolina · Founding · Colonial Period
1774
Greenwich Tea Burning
New Jersey · Other · Colonial Period
1774
Harrodsburg Founded as Early Kentucky Settlement
Kentucky · Founding · Colonial Period
1774
Serra Sets Aside Tobacco Plants at Mission Carmel
California · Other · Colonial Period
1774
Annapolis Tea Party
Maryland · Other · Colonial Period
1774
Maryland Assembly Prorogued by Royal Governor
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1774
Rhode Island Prohibits Importation of Slaves
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1774
Battle of Point Pleasant, Dunmore's War
West Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1775
First Europeans Land in Washington
Washington · Expedition · Colonial Period
1775
Westminster Massacre
Vermont · Other · Colonial Period
1775
Spanish Presidio Established at Tucson
Arizona · Founding · Colonial Period
1775
Treaty of Sycamore Shoals Land Purchase
Tennessee · Treaty · Colonial Period
1776
Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Through Utah
Utah · Expedition · Colonial Period
1776
Founding of El Presidio Real de San Francisco
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1776
Commandancy General of Internal Provinces Created
Texas · Legislation · Colonial Period
1777
First Documented Spanish Voyage of Oregon Exploration
Oregon · Expedition · Colonial Period
1777
Creation of Commandancy General of Provincias Internas
New Mexico · Legislation · Colonial Period
1777
First Documented European Voyage to Oregon Region
Oregon · Expedition · Colonial Period
1778
Captain Cook Sights Cape Flattery
Washington · Expedition · Colonial Period
1778
Captain Cook's First Contact with Hawaii
Hawaii · Expedition · Colonial Period
1778
Karankawa Attack on Spanish Survey Ship
Texas · Other · Colonial Period
1779
Founding of Nacogdoches
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1779
Death of Captain James Cook in Hawaii
Hawaii · Other · Colonial Period
1779
De Anza Defeats Comanche Leader Cuerno Verde
New Mexico · Battle · Colonial Period
1779
First Mission Grape Planted at San Juan Capistrano
California · Other · Colonial Period
1781
Founding of Los Angeles
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1782
Founding of El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1783
Galveston Bay Named by José de Evia
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1785
Spanish-Comanche Treaty
Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period
1785
Measles Epidemic Kills Tongva People
California · Other · Colonial Period
1785
Toypurina Leads Rebellion at Mission San Gabriel
California · Battle · Colonial Period
1785
Spanish-Comanche Peace Agreement
Texas · Treaty · Colonial Period
1787
Strait of Juan de Fuca Discovered
Washington · Expedition · Colonial Period
1787
Juan Bautista de Anza Establishes San Carlos Settlement
Colorado · Settlement · Colonial Period
1787
Juan de Anza Establishes San Carlos Settlement
Colorado · Settlement · Colonial Period
1790
Nootka Conventions Open Northwest Coast
Washington · Treaty · Colonial Period
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