| A | B |
|---|
| 1607 | English colonist land in Jamestown |
| 1619 | Africans arrive in Jamestown |
| 1620 | unmarried women land in Jamestown |
| 1643 | The house of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in the colony and in English America |
| 1698 | Williamsburg became Virginia's second capital location |
| 1754-1763 | French and indian war |
| 1764 | The Sugar Act |
| 1765 | The Stamp Act |
| 1767 | Townshend Acts |
| 1770 | Bosten Tea Massacre |
| 1773 | Bosten Tea party |
| 1775 | First Battle of American Revolution : Battle of Lexington & Concord |
| 1775 | First land battle in Virginia : Battle of Great Bridge |
| 1776 | Signing of Declaration of Independence |
| 1777 | Battle of Saratoga : turning point in the American Revolution |
| 1780 | Richmond became Virginia's third and final capital location |
| 1781 | Jack Jouett's midnight ride to Charlottesville |
| 1781 | Battle of Yorktown : Cornwallis surrenders his Army |
| 1783 | Treaty of Paris is signed bringing an end to the American Revolution |
| 1787 | The Constitutional Covention |
