Colonial America
Colonial Period Events
861 events, page 9 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood
1682
Pennsylvania's First Legislature Session
Delaware · Founding · Colonial Period
1682
William Penn Establishes Pennsylvania and Peace Treaty with Lenape
Delaware · Treaty · Colonial Period
1682
Chester Incorporated as First Pennsylvania Town
Delaware · Founding · Colonial Period
1682
Treaty of Shackamaxon Signed
Delaware · Treaty · Colonial Period
1682
French Louisiana Established as District of New France
Louisiana · Founding · Colonial Period
1682
La Salle Builds Fort St. Louis du Rocher
Illinois · Founding · Colonial Period
1682
La Salle Claims Louisiana for France
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1682
La Salle Names Region Louisiana
Louisiana · Other · Colonial Period
1683
First Colonial Assembly Created in New York
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1683
Province of New York Divided into Twelve Counties
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1683
Pennsylvania Frame of Government Established
Delaware · Founding · Colonial Period
1684
Massachusetts Bay Charter Canceled
Massachusetts · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1684
First Slaves Arrive in Philadelphia
Delaware · Other · Colonial Period
1685
James II Ascends Throne; Colony Becomes Royal
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1685
France Establishes Fort Saint Louis in Texas
Texas · Settlement · Colonial Period
1686
Rhode Island Submits to Dominion of New England
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
Dominion of New England Established
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
Dominion of New England Established
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
New Hampshire Absorbed into Dominion of New England
New Hampshire · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1686
Rhode Island Submitted to Dominion of New England
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1687
La Salle Killed in East Texas
Texas · Other · Colonial Period
1688
Maine Lands Subsumed into Dominion of New England
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1688
Provinces Added to Dominion of New England
New Jersey · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1688
New York Joins Dominion of New England
New York · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1688
Protestant Revolution Expels Catholic Lords Baltimore
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1688
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery
Delaware · Legislation · Colonial Period
1689
Protestant Overthrow of Maryland Catholic Government
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1689
Protestant Revolution Seizes Maryland Colony
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1689
Karankawa Destroy Fort Saint Louis
Texas · Other · Colonial Period
1689
Protestant Revolution of 1689 in Maryland
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1689
De León Discovers Destroyed Fort Saint Louis
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1689
Collapse of Dominion of New England
Rhode Island · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1689
Leisler's Rebellion in New York
New York · Other · Colonial Period
1689
Coode's Rebellion Removes Lord Baltimore
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1690
De Warm Stockade Established at Chimney Point
Vermont · Settlement · Colonial Period
1690
First Spanish Mission Established in East Texas
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1690
English Fort Established at Ocmulgee
Georgia · Founding · Colonial Period
1690
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas Founded
Texas · Founding · Colonial Period
1691
Spain Appoints First Governor of Texas
Texas · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1691
1691 Charter unifies Massachusetts Bay with Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts · Legislation · Colonial Period
1691
Separate Charters Issued for Massachusetts and New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Legislation · Colonial Period
1691
Iroquois Force Abandonment of Fort St. Louis
Illinois · Battle · Colonial Period
1691
Province of Massachusetts Bay Formed
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1691
Supreme Court of Judicature Established
New York · Founding · Colonial Period
1691
New Province of Massachusetts Bay Charter Issued
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1691
Town Renamed Charlotte Amalie
VI · Other · Colonial Period
1692
Spanish Reoccupation of Santa Fe
New Mexico · Battle · Colonial Period
1692
Spanish Reconquest of New Mexico
New Mexico · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1692
Crown Governor Installed in Maryland
Maryland · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1692
Maine Becomes Part of Province of Massachusetts Bay
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
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