| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1647 | Massachusetts lawmakers decreed that every town of 50 families must provide a schoolmaster to teach all children to read and write |
| 1739 | George Whitefield, a notable minister of the Great Awakening, stopped to preach in Philadelphia |
| 1732 | Benjamin Franklin's annual Poor Richard's Almanac was first published |
| 1767 | Dartmouth College was first opened as an Indian college in this year |
| 1720 | Cotton Mather successfully inoculated his family against smallpox during an epidemic in Boston |
| 1739 | the Start of the Stono Rebellion |
| 1675 | The start of King Philip's War |
| 1712 | The Start of the Yamasee Border War |
| 1752 | Benjamin Franklin performs kite experiment |
| 1636 | Harvard College is founded |
| 1734 | When Peter Zenger was caught in a situation of criticizing officials via publications |
| 1676 | Bacon declare to punish Indians |
| 1692 | Salem Witch Hunt starts |
| 1689 | Glorious Revolution |
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