Unit 2 Timeline Flashcards
First Navigation Act
1651
Reign of Charles II, king of England
1660-1685
Charles II grants Carolina proprietorship
1663
English capture New NEtherland, rename it New York
1664
Virginia law declares that the murder of a slave cannot be treated as a felony
1669
William Penn founds Pennsylvania
1681
Reign of James II, king of England
1685-1688
Dominion of New England
1686-1689
Glorious Revolution in England
1688-1689
William and Mary ascend throne in England
1689
Revolts in Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York
1689
England, France, and Spain at war
1689-1713
Parliament creates Board of Trade
1696
British policy of salutary neglect - American assemblies gain power
1714-1750
Robert Walpole leads Parliament
1720-1742
Rice exports from South Carolina soar, planter aristocracy emerges, seaport cities expand, African American communities form
1720-1750
Parliament charters Georgia, challenging Spain
1732
Hat Act limits colonial enterprise
1732
Molasses Act threatens distillers
1733
Stono Rebellion in South Carolina
1739
War with Spain in the Caribbean and France in Canada and Europe
1739-1748