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a brief history of the colonial wars
in america from 1607 to 1775



Herbert Treadwell Wade



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Preparing for the American Revolution





Herbert Treadwell Wade summarizes over 150 years of warfare and conflict during the colonization of the land that would become the United States of America. European governments constantly fought with one another, forcing colonists into waging wars that had little to do with them. Cultural differences among arriving immigrants, settlers antagonizing Native Americans, and onerous governmental authorities added to the pressure. From the Pequot War and Bacon’s Rebellion to the French and Indian War, the author provides a concise overview of the history of American settlement warfare that taught colonials the lessons they would use in the American Revolutionary War to overthrow British governance.



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CHRONOLOGY OF COLONIAL PERIOD

1607 May 3 Jamestown, Virginia, founded.

1609 Sept. 3 Henry Hudson enters New York Bay.

1614 Atlantic coast explored and mapped by Captain John Smith.

1620 Dec. 11-21 Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

1626 New Amsterdam founded. Manhattan Island purchased from Indians.

1628 Acadia and Quebec captured by English.

1634 March Maryland founded.

1637 May 1 Connecticut General Court declares war on Pequot Indians.

1643 May 19 New England Federation formed.

1651-1673 English Navigation Laws.

1652 New Amsterdam incorporated as a city.

1659-1697 King William’s War.

1663 Grant of Carolina to eight Lord Proprietors.

1664 English take New Amsterdam.

1675-1676 King Philip’s War in New England.

1675 Dec. 19 Great Swamp Fight.

1676 Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia.

1686 Dominion of New England formed by consolidation of colonies.

1690 May 11 English capture Port Royal.

1702-1713 Queen Anne’s War (War of the Spanish Succession).

1702 St. Augustine captured and burned by English.

1704 Feb. 29 Deerfield Massacre.

1710 Acadia attacked and Port Royal Captured by New England Colonists.

1711 Tuscarora War in North Carolina.

1715 Defeat of Yamassees and other Indian tribes in North Carolina.

1733 Georgia founded

1739-1745 War between Spain and England.

1743-1748 King George’s War.

1745 June Capture of Louisbourg by Sir William Pepperrell and New England troops.

1753 French occupy Ohio country.

1754 Fort Necessity captured by French.

1755-1763 French and Indian War (Seven Years War).

1755 July 9 British under Braddock defeated at Fort Du Quesne.

1755 Sept. 8 Battle of Lake George. French defeated.

1756 May England declares war on France.

1756 Aug. 14 Montcalm captures Forts Oswego and George.

1757 Aug. 9 Montcalm takes Fort William Henry.

1758 July 8 British defeated at Ticonderoga.

1758 July 26 Second capture of Louisbourg by Gen. Jeffrey Amherst.

1758 Aug. 27 Fort Frontenac, captured by Col. John Bradstreet.

1758 Nov. 25 Capture of Fort Du Quesne by Gen. John Forbes.

1759 July 25 Fort Niagara captured and French driven from Western New York.

1759 Aug. Ticonderoga abandoned by French.

1759 Sept. 13 Battle of Plains of Abraham, Quebec. Death of Montcalm and Wolfe.

1763 Feb. 10 Treaty of Paris ending French and Indian War.


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