Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 20 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1776
Declaration of Independence Adopted
Delaware · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Virginia Creates Kentucky County
Kentucky · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Battle of Trenton
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Battle of Fort Lee
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
New Jersey Constitution Drafted
New Jersey · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
First New Jersey State Constitution Drafted
New Jersey · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1776
Maryland · Other · Revolutionary Era
1776
Maryland 400 at Battle of Brooklyn
Maryland · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Rhode Island First Colony to Declare Independence
Rhode Island · Other · Revolutionary Era
1776
Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Rhode Island Renounces Allegiance to British Crown
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Siege of Boston and British Evacuation
Massachusetts · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Halifax Resolves Drafted
North Carolina · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Declaration of Independence Adopted
Pennsylvania · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Battle of Sullivan's Island
South Carolina · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Cherokee Attack on Watauga Settlements
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Domínguez–Escalante Expedition
Utah · Expedition · Revolutionary Era
1776
Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Through Utah
Utah · Expedition · Colonial Period
1776
Domínguez–Escalante Expedition
Nevada · Expedition · Revolutionary Era
1776
Virginia Constitution and Bill of Rights Adopted
Virginia · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Virginia Adopts George Mason's Bill of Rights
Virginia · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Cherokee Raid on Black's Fort Launches Cherokee-American Wars
Virginia · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Virginia Declares Independence from Great Britain
Virginia · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1776
Virginia Declares Independence
Virginia · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Founding of El Presidio Real de San Francisco
California · Founding · Colonial Period
1776
Cherokee Invasion Defeated at Fort Watauga
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
North Carolina Annexes Washington District
Tennessee · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Cherokee Attacks on Overmountain Settlements
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Battle of the Rice Boats
Georgia · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Delaware Breaks Ties with Great Britain
Delaware · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Delaware Joins United States of America
Delaware · Admission To Union · Revolutionary Era
1776
Maryland Declares Independence from Britain
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Fifth Virginia Convention Declares Independence
Virginia · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1777
Continental Army Winter at Valley Forge
Pennsylvania · Other · Revolutionary Era
1777
Creation of Virginia's Kentucke County
Kentucky · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Saratoga
New York · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
New York State Constitution Adopted
New York · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1777
First New York State Constitution Adopted
New York · Legislation · Revolutionary Era
1777
George Clinton Inaugurated First Governor of New York
New York · Other · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Princeton
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Assunpink Creek
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Creation of Commandancy General of Provincias Internas
New Mexico · Legislation · Colonial Period
1777
Battle of Brandywine
Pennsylvania · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
John Bowman Appointed County Lieutenant of Kentucky
Kentucky · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1777
Treaty of DeWitt's Corner Cedes Cherokee Lands
Kentucky · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Millstone
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Bound Brook
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Battle of Short Hills
New Jersey · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
British Raid on Danbury and Battle of Ridgefield
Connecticut · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Vermont Republic Declared Independent
Vermont · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
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