Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 26 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1790
Residence Act Establishes Federal Capital Location
District of Columbia · Legislation · Early Republic
1790
Southwest Territory Organized by Congress
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1790
General Harmar's Militia Defeated by Native Americans
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1790
President Washington Appoints Southwest Territory Judges
Tennessee · Other · Early Republic
1790
General Harmar's Failed Campaign Against Miami
Indiana · Battle · Early Republic
1791
Whiskey Rebellion in Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · Other · Early Republic
1791
Saint-Domingue Slave Rebellion Spurs Louisiana Immigration
Louisiana · Other · Early Republic
1791
Knoxville Founded as Territorial Capital
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1791
St. Clair's Defeat
Indiana · Battle · Early Republic
1791
St. Clair's Defeat at Kekionga
Indiana · Battle · Early Republic
1791
Vermont Admitted as Fourteenth State
Vermont · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1791
Jefferson and Madison Tour Vermont
Vermont · Other · Early Republic
1791
L'Enfant Appointed to Plan Federal City
District of Columbia · Founding · Early Republic
1791
L'Enfant Presents First Plan for Federal City
District of Columbia · Other · Early Republic
1791
Treaty of Holston Negotiated with Cherokee
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1791
Treaty of Holston Expands Washington District Boundary
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1791
Big Bottom Massacre
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1791
St. Clair's Defeat by Western Confederacy
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1791
Land Transfer Deal for Federal Capital District
District of Columbia · Legislation · Early Republic
1792
Alexander Mackenzie Crosses North America
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1792
Vancouver Expedition Claims Puget Sound for Britain
Washington · Expedition · Colonial Period
1792
Kentucky Admitted as Fifteenth State
Kentucky · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1792
Kentucky Admitted as 15th State
Kentucky · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1792
Kentucky Admitted to the Union
Kentucky · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1792
Robert Gray Discovers the Columbia River
Idaho · Expedition · Early Republic
1792
Cape Girardeau Founded as Trading Post
Missouri · Founding · Early Republic
1792
Danish Slave Trade Abolished
VI · Legislation · Colonial Period
1792
Robert Gray Explores Columbia River
Oregon · Expedition · Early Republic
1792
Ellicott Revises L'Enfant's City Plan
District of Columbia · Other · Early Republic
1792
Kentucky Separates from Virginia
Virginia · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1792
Kentucky Splits from Virginia
Virginia · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1793
Founding of Mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1793
Missouri Company Formed in St. Louis
South Dakota · Founding · Colonial Period
1794
Eli Whitney Patents Cotton Gin
Georgia · Other · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Ohio · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers Defeats Indian Western Confederacy
Oklahoma · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Destruction of Nickajack and Running Water Towns
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1794
End of Cherokee-American Wars at Tellico Blockhouse
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Southwest Territory House First Convenes at Knoxville
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1794
Southwest Territory Elects First Non-Voting Congressional Delegate
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers and Jay's Treaty
Michigan · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Vancouver Negotiates Cession of Hawaii to Britain
Hawaii · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Cherokee-American Wars End
Kentucky · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Treaty of Canandaigua
New York · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Indiana · Battle · Early Republic
1794
Truteau Establishes Trading Post on Niobrara River
Nebraska · Founding · Colonial Period
1795
Pinckney's Treaty Sets Border with United States
Florida · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Pinckney's Treaty Settles Southwest Border with Spain
Mississippi · Treaty · Early Republic
1795
Yazoo Land Scandal
Mississippi · Other · Early Republic
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