|
| |
|
 |
|
 1679 - 1688 (~ 8 years)
| |
Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1679 | |
| 2 | 1680 | - 1680: America - Pennsylvania founded by William Penn for oppressed Quakers
- 1680: England - Moves to remove Charles II's brother James from succession persist through into 1681 (because he married an Italian and converted to Catholicism) and replace with Charles's illegitimate son, also Charles;civil war between Tories and Whigs narrowly averted
|
| 3 | 1681 | |
| 4 | 1682 | - 1682: CA - Robert Cavelier, sieur de la Salle reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River and claims the entire Mississippi Valley for France, naming the area Louisiana.
- 1682: US - William Penn's treaty with the Delaware begins a period of friendly relations between the Quakers and Indians.
|
| 5 | 1683 | - 1683: CA - After the death of Louis XIV's brilliant minister, J. B. Colbert, France's interest in the colonies wanes.
|
| 6 | 1685 | |
| 7 | 1686 | - 1686: England - James II disregards Test Act; Roman Catholics appointed to public office
- 1686: CA - De Troyes and D'Iberville capture three English posts on James Bay (June-July).
- 1686: CA - King James II and Louis XIV sign neutrality pact handing forts of St. John's and Port Royal back to the French.
- 1686: NL - De Sint Maartensvloed kost in de provincie Groningen 1558 mensenlevens.
- 1686: NL - Groote watervloed : alleen in 't Oldambt zouden 482 menschen verdronken zijn.
|
| 8 | 1687 | |
| 9 | 1688 | |
|
|
|
|
