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1776 American colonies accuse Britain of inciting Native insurrections Enumerating the colonies’ grievances against Britain, the Declaration of Independence charges that King ... |
1768 Britain stops protecting American colonies from Native attack As American settlements continue to encroach on Native lands, the colonies express worry about attacks ... |
1763 Treaty of Paris ends war; Britain claims Native lands England and France end the Seven Years’ War (1756–63, also called the French and Indian War). In the ... |
1763 Indian Proclamation Line ignored; settlers move west After the Seven Years’ War, the British Parliament creates the Indian Proclamation Line of 1763, which ... |
AD 1675 Metacomet assassinated; King Philip’s War begins In the Northeast, colonists are aggressively encroaching on Wampanoag land and trying to establish settlements. ... |
AD 1638 Puritans force Quinnipiac onto the first reservation Puritans near what is now known as New Haven, Connecticut, establish the first reservation. They force ... |
AD 1637 English settlers burn Pequot village English settlers, working with the Narragansetts and Mohegans, set fire to a fortified Pequot village ... |
AD 1630 Puritans move farther onto Wampanoag land Thousands of English Puritans settle in what is now known as Massachusetts, moving inland and displacing ... |
AD 1621 Wampanoag people save Pilgrims The Wampanoag people, the “People of the First Light,” are responsible for saving the Pilgrims from starvation ... |
AD 1620 English Pilgrims settle on Wampanoag land Pilgrims settle at what is now known as Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod near the abandoned village ... |