Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 8 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1657
Flushing Remonstrance Involving Quakers
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1658
Atherton and Pettaquamscutt Land Purchases
Rhode Island · Other · Colonial Period
1658
First Permanent European Settlement at Edenton
North Carolina · Settlement · Colonial Period
1658
Massachusetts Absorbs Province of Maine
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1658
Massachusetts Absorbs Gorges Territory
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1658
Radisson and Groseilliers meet Dakota people
Minnesota · Expedition · Colonial Period
1658
Radisson and Groseilliers Meet Dakota
Minnesota · Expedition · 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
1663
Royal Charter of 1663 Unites Four Settlements
Rhode Island · Legislation · Colonial Period
1663
Royal Charter of 1663 Granted by Charles II
Rhode Island · Founding · Colonial Period
1663
Charles II Grants Land to Eight Lords Proprietors
South Carolina · Legislation · Colonial Period
1664
English Frigates Capture New Amsterdam
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
Royal commission denies Massachusetts claims west of Narragansett Bay
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1664
Charles II Grants Territory to Duke of York
Maine · Other · Colonial Period
1664
Duke of York Grant of Maine Lands
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
British Seizure of New Netherland
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
Surrender of Fort Amsterdam to English
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
Duke of York Granted Royal Colony
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1664
New Jersey Named and Proprietors Established
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1664
British Conquest of New Netherland
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
New Netherland Surrendered to England
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
English Conquest of Delaware
Delaware · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
English Conquest of New Netherland Complete
Delaware · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1665
Philip Carteret Appointed First Governor
New Jersey · Founding · Colonial Period
1665
Concession and Agreement Grants Religious Freedom
New Jersey · Legislation · Colonial Period
1666
Fort Sainte Anne Established on Isle La Motte
Vermont · Settlement · Colonial Period
1666
Town of Taphus Founded
VI · Founding · Colonial Period
1667
Treaty of Breda Confirms English Capture
New York · Treaty · Colonial Period
1667
Treaty of Breda Ends Second Anglo-Dutch War
New York · Treaty · Colonial Period
1667
Treaty of Breda Transfers Dutch North American Colonies
Delaware · Treaty · Colonial Period
1668
First Permanent European Settlement at Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan · Settlement · Colonial Period
1668
First Jesuit Mission at Sault Saint Marie
Michigan · Settlement · Colonial Period
1668
Jesuit Missionaries Arrive on Guam
GU · Settlement · Colonial Period
1669
La Salle Visits Falls of the Ohio River
Kentucky · Expedition · Colonial Period
1669
First Catholic Church Built on Guam
GU · Founding · Colonial Period
1670
Spanish-Chamorro Wars Begin
GU · Battle · Colonial Period
1670
Beaver Wars Disrupt Kentucky Tribes
Kentucky · Other · Colonial Period
1670
Founding of Charles Town
South Carolina · Founding · Colonial Period
1670
Denmark-Britain Commercial Treaty for Settlement
VI · Treaty · Colonial Period
1670
Omaha and Ponca Migration into Nebraska
Nebraska · Other · Colonial Period
1671
Batts and Fallum Expedition into West Virginia
West Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1671
Danish West India Company Chartered
VI · Founding · Colonial Period
1671
Danish West India Company Charters Charlotte Amalie
VI · Founding · Colonial Period
1671
France Signs Trade Treaty with Tribes
Minnesota · Treaty · Colonial Period
1671
France signs treaty with Minnesota tribes
Minnesota · Treaty · Colonial Period
1672
Construction of Castillo de San Marcos Begins
Florida · Other · Colonial Period
1672
Killing of Fr. San Vitores and Pedro Calungsod
GU · Other · Colonial Period
1672
Construction of Fort Christian Begins
VI · Other · Colonial Period
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