Colonial America
Colonial Period Events
861 events, page 6 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood
1644
Indian Massacre of 1644
Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1644
Third Anglo-Powhatan War Begins
Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1644
Claiborne and Ingle's Rebellion
Maryland · Other · Colonial Period
1644
Opechancanough's Second Major Attack on Colonists
Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1645
Construction of Four Frontier Forts Ordered
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1645
Governor Berkeley Storms Opechancanough's Stronghold
Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1646
Treaty of 1646 with Powhatan Tribes
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1646
Treaty of 1646 with Powhatan
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1646
Treaty with English Signed by Necotowance
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
1647
Peter Stuyvesant Arrives as Director-General
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1647
Apalachee Revolt Against Spanish
Florida · Battle · Colonial Period
1649
Maryland Toleration Act Passed
Maryland · Legislation · Colonial Period
1649
Maryland Toleration Act Issued
Maryland · Legislation · Colonial Period
1650
Parliament Prohibits Trade with Virginia and Other Colonies
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1650
Eusebio Kino Establishes Missions in Pimería Alta
Arizona · Founding · Colonial Period
1650
Maine Incorporated into Massachusetts Bay Colony
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1650
Treaty of Hartford Cedes Connecticut Region
New York · Treaty · Colonial Period
1650
Spanish Invasion Expels English Settlers
VI · Battle · Colonial Period
1651
Coddington Commission Charter
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1651
Dutch Construct Fort Casimir on Delaware
New York · Other · Colonial Period
1651
Knights of Malta Rule Saint Croix
VI · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1652
First Colonial Statute Banning Slavery
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1652
Cromwell Removes Governor Berkeley
Virginia · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1652
First Anti-Slavery Law in America
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1652
Dutch Government Grants Colony Self-Government
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1652
Richard Bennett Made Governor Under Cromwell
Virginia · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1652
Susquehannock Peace Agreement with Maryland Colony
Maryland · Treaty · Colonial Period
1652
Articles of Peace with Susquehannock Signed
Maryland · Treaty · Colonial Period
1652
First Anti-Slavery Statute in Thirteen Colonies
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1654
Netherlands Loses New Holland in Brazil
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1654
Dutch Conquest of New Sweden
Delaware · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1654
Puritan Forces Assume Control of Maryland
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1654
Puritan Rebels Seize Control of Province
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1655
Full Residency Granted to Jews in New Amsterdam
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1655
Dutch Capture New Sweden Colony
Delaware · Battle · Colonial Period
1655
Dutch Capture New Sweden
Pennsylvania · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1655
Stuyvesant Conquers New Sweden
New York · Battle · Colonial Period
1655
Dutch Conquer New Sweden
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1655
Battle of the Severn
Maryland · Battle · Colonial Period
1656
Timucua Rebellion Against Spanish
Florida · Battle · Colonial Period
1657
Flushing Remonstrance Involving Quakers
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1658
Radisson and Groseilliers meet Dakota people
Minnesota · Expedition · Colonial Period
1658
First Permanent European Settlement at Edenton
North Carolina · Settlement · Colonial Period
1658
Massachusetts Absorbs Gorges Territory
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1658
Radisson and Groseilliers Meet Dakota
Minnesota · Expedition · Colonial Period
1658
Massachusetts Absorbs Province of Maine
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1658
Atherton and Pettaquamscutt Land Purchases
Rhode Island · Other · Colonial Period
1659
Scarborough's Raids on Assateague People
Maryland · Battle · Colonial Period
1661
Bergen Charter Granted by Stuyvesant
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1662
Virginia Colony Establishes Hereditary Black Slavery
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
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