Revolution (jan 1, 1700 – jan 1, 1760)

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1700s
1701 – The Collegiate school at Saybrook is founded in Connecticut; it will later be renamed as Yale College
1702 – William III dies, is succeeded by Queen Anne
1702 – Queen Anne's War (War of the Spanish Succession) begins
1702 – East Jersey and West Jersey become crown colonies
1710s
1713 – The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, bringing an end to Queen Anne's War.
1715 – Yamasee War in South Carolina colony
1718 – Blackbeard is killed in battle by lieutenant Robert Maynard in the waters off the Province of North Carolina
1720s
1725 – Father Rale's War (1722–1725)
1727 – George I dies, is succeeded by George II
1729 – Province of Carolina proprietors sell out to Crown
1730s
1732 – The Province of Georgia is founded by General James Oglethorpe.
1735 – John Peter Zenger is found innocent of libel by the New York City trial on August 4.
1739–1740 – George Whitefield begins his travels throughout the colonies. His message of everyday Christians having a personal connection with God resonates and begins the First Great Awakening.
1740s
1744 – King George's War (1744–1748)
1749 – Province of Georgia overturns its ban on slavery
1749 – Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755)
1750s
1752 – Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment.
1754 – French and Indian War begins, part of the Seven Years' War
1754 – Albany Congress, in which a "Union of Colonies" is proposed.
1758 – Treaty of Easton

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