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  1. 1776
    American colonies accuse Britain of inciting Native insurrections
    Enumerating the colonies’ grievances against Britain, the Declaration of Independence charges that King ...
  2. 1768
    Britain stops protecting American colonies from Native attack
    As American settlements continue to encroach on Native lands, the colonies express worry about attacks ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. 1763
    Indian Proclamation Line ignored; settlers move west
    After the Seven Years’ War, the British Parliament creates the Indian Proclamation Line of 1763, which ...
  5. AD 1644
    England declares war on the Powhatan Chiefdom
    Virginia, now a colony of the English crown, commits royal troops to defeat the Powhatan Chiefdom. The ...
  6. AD 1622
    Powhatan Chiefdom resists English settlement in Virginia
    At the death of Chief Powhatan in 1618, his brother takes his place as the leader of the Powhatan Chiefdom ...
  7. AD 1607
    British colonists settle in Powhatan territory
    More than 30 tribes and an estimated 20,000 Indians, including Mattaponi, Pamunkey, and Chickahominy ...
  8. AD 1607
    Powhatan Chiefdom fights encroaching Virginia Colony
    Opechancanough, the brother of Chief Powhatan of the powerful Powhatan Chiefdom, is disturbed by England’ ...
  9. AD 1520–24
    Mid-Atlantic coast peoples meet foreign explorer
    On the Atlantic coast, Wampanoag, Narragansett, and Lenape (Delaware) peoples encounter Giovanni da Verrazano, ...