Colonial America
Colonial-Era Events
1,718 events, page 25 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1787
Strait of Juan de Fuca Discovered
Washington · Expedition · Colonial Period
1787
Juan de Anza Establishes San Carlos Settlement
Colorado · Settlement · Colonial Period
1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Established
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
Northwest Territory Formed
Indiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
Northwest Ordinance Forms Northwest Territory
Indiana · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
New Jersey Ratifies U.S. Constitution
New Jersey · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1787
New Jersey Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
New Jersey · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1787
New Jersey Plan Introduced at Constitutional Convention
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
Juan Bautista de Anza Establishes San Carlos Settlement
Colorado · Settlement · Colonial Period
1787
Constitutional Convention at Independence Hall
Delaware · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
Northwest Ordinance Creates Northwest Territory
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
Northwest Ordinance Establishes Northwest Territory
Michigan · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
South Carolina Delegates at Constitutional Convention
South Carolina · Legislation · Early Republic
1787
Hamilton Proposes Vermont Admission in New York Legislature
Vermont · Legislation · Early Republic
1788
Georgia Admitted to Union Under U.S. Constitution
Georgia · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1788
South Carolina Ratifies U.S. Constitution
South Carolina · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1788
South Carolina Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
South Carolina · Legislation · Early Republic
1788
Maryland Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Maryland · Legislation · Early Republic
1788
Maryland Ratifies the United States Constitution
Maryland · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1788
New York Ratifies U.S. Constitution
New York · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1788
Founding of Marietta, Ohio
Ohio · Settlement · Early Republic
1788
Virginia Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
Virginia · Legislation · Early Republic
1788
Virginia Ratifies the Constitution
Virginia · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1788
Battle of Franklin Ends State of Franklin
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1788
Battle of Franklin at Tipton's Farm
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1788
Sevier Arrested by North Carolina Officials
Tennessee · Other · Early Republic
1788
Northwest Territory Government Formally Established
Michigan · Founding · Early Republic
1788
First Civil Court Established at Marietta
Michigan · Founding · Early Republic
1788
Marietta, Ohio Settlement Founded
Michigan · Settlement · Early Republic
1788
Massachusetts Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Massachusetts · Legislation · Early Republic
1788
Phelps and Gorham Purchase
New York · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1789
New York Becomes First National Capital
New York · Other · Early Republic
1789
George Washington Inaugurated at Federal Hall
New York · Other · Early Republic
1789
North Carolina Ratifies US Constitution
North Carolina · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1789
New Jersey First to Ratify Bill of Rights
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1789
New Jersey First State to Ratify Bill of Rights
New Jersey · Legislation · Early Republic
1789
Founding of New Madrid Colony
Missouri · Founding · Early Republic
1789
North Carolina Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1789
North Carolina Cedes Area to Form Southwest Territory
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1789
Treaty of Fort Harmar Signed
Michigan · Treaty · Early Republic
1789
Maryland Legislature Incorporates Georgetown
District of Columbia · Founding · Early Republic
1790
Nootka Conventions Open Northwest Coast
Washington · Treaty · Colonial Period
1790
Spanish and Comanche Battle Mescalero and Lipan Apaches
Texas · Battle · Colonial Period
1790
Battle of Soledad Creek Against Apache
Texas · Battle · Early Republic
1790
William Blount Appointed Territorial Governor
Tennessee · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1790
First African Baptist Church Founded in Lexington
Kentucky · Founding · Early Republic
1790
Rhode Island Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Rhode Island · Legislation · Early Republic
1790
Samuel Slater Founds First U.S. Textile Mill
Rhode Island · Founding · Early Republic
1790
Rhode Island Ratifies the U.S. Constitution
Rhode Island · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1790
New York Agrees to Admit Vermont for $30,000
Vermont · Legislation · Early Republic
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