REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES, AND IMPORTANT PERIODS, OR THE OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY, RISE, PROGRESS, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS received a commis- Columbus sailed on his voyage of discovery, 1492 Ib. Variation of the magnetic needle first discovered by Columbus, September 14 Ib. First discovery of land in the new world by Columbus, October 12 Ib. Columbus seized by a Spanish governor and sent 1500 1502 1504 Columbus Columbus ended his active and useful days at Martin Luther begins the reformation 1506 1517 1610 First effectual settlement in Virginia, April 26 Mr. Robertson's congregation sailed from Delft New-Hampshire settled The first cattle brought into America Massachusetts Bay settled 1619 1620 1623 1624 1628 Pennsylvania and Delaware settled by Swedes and Fins, 1627, by the Friends 1682 Charter of Connecticut from the Earl of Warwick, March 19 1631 First vessel launched in Massachusetts, called the Blessing of the Bay, July 4 Ib. 1633 Maryland settled by Roman Catholics A fort built on the west bank of Connecticut river, in the present town of Hartford, by the Dutch Connecticut and Providence settled First assembly in Maryland Ib. 1635-6 Ib. A fort built at the mouth of Connecticut river, Ib. 1637 : Tb. 1638 Haven) by Mr. Davenport, from Matthew, First printing-press established at Cambridge, The New Testament translated into Indian by New Netherlands granted to the Duke of York Indian war under Philip first sounded in Ply- Five files of men under the command of Ser- The English in Hadley and Northampton received much damage by the Indians taking away their cattle, &c. in April. Two lads who were taken by the Indians and had made their escape, informed their friends where the Indians lay near the falls of Connecticut river, not far from Deerfield. Captain Halyoke, with 150 men, marched forward, surprized T Ib. 1641 1661 1664 Ib. 1676 Ib. Ib. Ib. 1676 Ib. Ib. Ib. them them in the night, killed and drove into the river who went over the falls 300 Indians; Jamestown, Virginia, burnt by the insurgents, First episcopal church founded in Boston Ib Ib. 1686 Schenectady burnt and the inhabitants slain, Feb. 8 1690 Mild winter, vessels go to Albany in February 1662-3 Severe winter Fatal yellow fever in Philadelphia Charleston depopulated by an inundation First post-office established in America Congress of governors at New-London, to con- Greatest snow storm ever known in America Newspapers first printed in New-York Printing introduced into Virginia by Wm. Parks The illustrious Washington born in Westmore- General Abercrombie defeated at Ticonderoga The Cherokees defeated by Colonel Grant, June Mr. Israel Manduit (the Massachusetts agent) The British first attempt to raise a revenue in 1697-8 Mr. Otis, by order of the Massachusetts assembly, writes to the several governors to inform them of the petition to Great Britain, June 13 The Massachusetts petition forwarded by Governor Bernard, November 18 Stamp act received the royal assent, March 22 Ib. Ib. 1765. Ib. 1765 The merchants at New-York resolve to direct their correspondents not to ship any more goods until the stamp act was repealed, Oct. 30 Ib. The merchants and traders of Boston resolved upon non-importation of goods from Great Britain, December 9 Mr. Grenville moved that the stamp act should be enforced, and was supported by 134, but opposed by 274, February 22 The stamp act repealed; the motion was carried A bill received the royal assent for taxing the Ib... 1766 Ib. 1767 1768 Ib. Troops to the amount of 700 land in Boston to enforce the laws, October 1 Ib. The soldiers at Boston fire upon the inhabitants, 1770 The King gave his assent to the act for the repealing the duties on glass, paper and colors. The |