History Dates
What happened in 1608
Quebec was founded
What happened in 1684
Massachusetts Charter ebolished
What happened in 1707
Act of Union and adoption of The Union Jack
What happened in 1763
Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War
(Still get points if named other correct date)
What was the Massachusetts Charter
The Massachusetts Charter of 1691 was a charter that formally established the Province of Massachusetts Bay
(Pages 68-69, in textbook)
When was the Navigation Act
1651
When was The Glorious Revolution
1688
What happened in 1712
New York slave rebellion uprising occured leading to 21 deaths
When was the Stono Rebellion
1739
What is the Act of Union
led to the creation of a united kingdom to be called “Great Britain” on 1 May of that year
What happened in 1649-1660
King James succeeded his brother
King James = King of Britain
What year did the French and Indian War begin
1754
What happened in 1763
Treaty of Paris recognizes British control over much of India
(Still get points if named other correct date)
What were the three things the sugar act did
Halved the price of foreign made molasses
Placed duties on certain imports
Strengthened inforcement of the law allowing prosecutors to try smuggling cases in a vice-admiralty court rather than in a more sympathetic colonial court
When was The Restoration
1660
What happened in 1691
Massachusetts Charter forced Puritans to allow freedom of worship
What happened in 1759
British won the war at Quebec
What year did George Grenville become Prime Minister
1763
What did the Navigation Act do
restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods
What happened in 1642-1649
What happened in 1692
Salem girls accused a slave woman of witchcraft
What happened in 1760
George The Third succeeds the throne of England
What year was the Sugar Act
1763
Kids can make it, but never hold it or see it. What is it?
Noise