Essay 1 Apendix 1

DATE EVENT
1676 In March, the Indians attack Plymouth, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island.
Nathaniel Bacon is declared a traitor and is arrested. He is later pardoned for this when he admits his guilt.
In June, the colonists with the Mohegan Indians defeat King Philip's men at Hadley.
Nathaniel Bacon writes the "Declaration of the People of Virginia."
In June, Nathaniel Bacon assembles a group of 500 men leading them to Jamestown in what comes to be known as Bacon's Rebellion.
Virginia planters agree to support Nathaniel Bacon.
King Philip's War ends on August 22 when the Indians surrender.
Bacon burns Jamestown on September 19.
On October, 18, Nathaniel Bacon dies. The rebel army surrenders when promised amnesty.


1677 Virginia Governor Berkeley executes 23 of the rebels from Bacon's Rebellion in direct defiance of the crown. He is later replaced by Colonel Jeffreys as the head of Virginia.
Increase Mather writes "The Troubles That Have Happened in New England."

1678 King Philip's War is formally brought to an end.

1688 Governor Edmund Andros places the militia of New England under his direct control.
The earliest known antislavery tract is released in the colonies by the Quakers at Germantown, Pennsylvania.
The Glorious Revolution occurs in which King James II (Catholic) flees to France and is replaced by William and Mary of Orange (Protestant).

1689 The Toleration Acts are passed by Parliament which gives limited Freedom of Religion to citizens.
A Bill of Rights is passed by Parliament as a statue.

1690 King William's War begins when the combined forces of the French and the Indians attack towns in New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

1691 William Penn makes Delaware a seperate government from Pennsylvania.
Maryland is declared a Royal province removing Lord Baltimore from political power.
Plymouth Colony becomes part of Massachusetts.

1694 Colonists sign a peace treaty with the Iroquois to keep them from allying with the French in the future.
Pennsylvania is once again named a Proprietary Colony.

1696 Navigation Acts of 1696 are passed by Parliament that limit all colonial trade to English-built vessels among other things.

1699 Wool Act is passed by Parliament to protect the British wool industry. It forbids the export of wool from the American colonies.