Colonial America
Colonial Period Events in Virginia
114 events, page 3 of 3 — 1492 to early statehood
1763
Parson's Cause Clash Between Virginia and Britain
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1764
Sugar Act Passed by Parliament
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1765
Stamp Act Passed and Virginia Resolves Issued
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1765
Stamp Act and Virginia Resolves
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1766
Northampton County Court Overturns Stamp Act
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1768
Treaty of Hard Labour Demarcates Cherokee Border
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1768
Treaties Open Kentucky and West Virginia to Settlement
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1768
Treaty of Fort Stanwix: Iroquois Sell Western Lands
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1770
Treaty of Lochaber Readjusts Cherokee Border
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1773
Virginia Committees of Correspondence Formed
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1773
Committee of Correspondence Created in Virginia
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1774
Dunmore's War and Treaty of Camp Charlotte
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1774
First Virginia Convention at Raleigh Tavern
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1774
First Virginia Convention and Continental Congress Delegation
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
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