Timeline

Ask yourself why this chapter begins and ends with these dates and then identify the links among related events.

1651

  • First Navigation Act
1660–1685

  • Reign of Charles II, king of England
1663

  • Charles II grants Carolina proprietorship
1664

  • English capture New Netherland, rename it New York
1669

  • Virginia law declares that the murder of a slave cannot be treated as a felony
1681

  • William Penn founds Pennsylvania
1685–1688

  • Reign of James II, king of England
1686–1689

  • Dominion of New England
1688–1689

  • Glorious Revolution in England
1689

  • William and Mary ascend throne in England

  • Revolts in Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York
1689–1713

  • England, France, and Spain at war
1696

  • Parliament creates Board of Trade
1714–1750

  • British policy of salutary neglect

  • American assemblies gain power
1720–1742

  • Robert Walpole leads Parliament
1720–1750

  • African American communities form

  • Rice exports from South Carolina soar

  • Planter aristocracy emerges

  • Seaport cities expand
1732

  • Parliament charters Georgia, challenging Spain

  • Hat Act limits colonial enterprise
1733

  • Molasses Act threatens distillers
1739

  • Stono Rebellion in South Carolina
1739–1748

  • War with Spain in the Caribbean and France in Canada and Europe
1750

  • Iron Act restricts colonial iron production
1751

  • Currency Act prohibits land banks and paper money

Question

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