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Colonial Timeline
Colonial Timeline
1647
Alice young from Windsor Connecticut is hung for witchcraft. she is the first person in America to be executed for witchcraft
1660
The first navigation act states that certain goods from the colonies can only be exported to England or to other colonies, not to forgien countries
1164
The Brtish capture New Netherland from the Dutch and rename it New York
1679
New Hampshire is made a colonyin its won right, seperate from Massachusetts
1770 & 1771
The population of the north american colonies reach around 300,000
North and South Caroline separate
Yale college is founded
1706
In Virginia a girl named Grace Sherwood is convicted of whichcraft and jailed for eight years
1717
The French founded New Orleans
1742
Benjimin Franklin invents a new type of stove
Coal is discovered in West Virginia
1763
A royal proclamation called Great Proclamation bans any further advancements west in hopes to avoid any expensive wars with the natives.
1764
The Sugar Act is passed by the British Parliament. Duty on molasses from the West Indies is actually reduced but the British make vigorous efforts to stop smuggling and collect all the duty. This causes anger amoung the Americans.