Events with tag - Colonialism

October 9, 1651

Navigation Acts of 1651

The Navigation Acts of 1651 were groundbreaking English maritime laws that required all colonial trade to flow through English ports using English ships, fundamentally transforming the economic relationship between Britain and its American colonies.

February 1, 1682

La Salle's Mississippi River Expedition

In February 1682, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle led a historic expedition down the Mississippi River, becoming the first European to travel from its upper reaches to the Gulf of Mexico. This journey established French claims to the vast Louisiana Territory and transformed North American colonial development.

July 13, 1713

South Sea Company Slave Trade Monopoly

The South Sea Company secured exclusive rights to transport 4,800 enslaved Africans annually to Spanish America through the Treaty of Utrecht, marking a significant expansion of the Atlantic slave trade.

October 7, 1763

Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of 1763 was a landmark royal decree issued by King George III following Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War. It established a boundary along the Appalachian Mountains to restrict colonial settlement and protect Native American territories.

October 12, 1968

Equatorial Guinea Independence Day

Equatorial Guinea achieves independence from Spanish colonial rule, becoming Africa's only Spanish-speaking nation and marking the end of Spain's colonial presence in Africa.