Glossary Term – Event
Iroquois neutrality
The Iroquois made treaties with both England and France, agreeing to remain neutral in conflicts between the two powers.
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Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht ended Queen Anne’s War. France ceded Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Britain.
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Yamasee War
South Carolina settlers aided by Cherokees defeated the Yamassee Indians and moved southward into lands claimed by Spain.
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Molasses Act
The Molasses Act, which levied a stiff tax on rum, molasses, and sugar produced in the British West Indies for sale in the colonies, produced vigorous opposition on the grounds that it sought to protect English economic interests at the colonists’ expense.
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King George’s War
King George’s War, the North American portion of the War of the Austrian Succession, was the third colonial war between France and England. There was no clear victor in the conflict overall.
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Cherokee War
In South Carolina, war broke out between Cherokee Indians and white settlers. In two years of clashes, both sides committed brutal violence. The conflict ended in 1761 when South Carolina and British regulars entered Cherokee country and quashed Indian resistance.
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Writs of assistance in Boston
British soldiers began issuing writs of assistance in Boston, allowing them to create a policy of search without warrant.
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Capture of New Netherland
Dutch leader Peter Stuyvesant lost New Netherland (later New York), including New Amsterdam (the present-day island of Manhattan), to England in the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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Mayflower Compact and Plymouth landing
Pilgrims seeking religious freedom arrived in the New World aboard the Mayflower. On November 11, 1620, they signed the Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of Plymouth.
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Ácoma pueblo destroyed
Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate destroyed the Ácoma pueblo and claimed what is now New Mexico with brutal force.