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The Albany Congress took place in Albany, New York in June and July of 1754. It was a meeting between colonial leaders and leaders of the Iroquois and restored the Covenant Chain between the Six Nations and the colonies. During the proceedings, Benjamin Franklin presented the Albany Plan of Union, which proposed an intercolonial government for the British Colonies in America.

The Albany Plan of Union was proposed by Benjamin Franklin and called for the formation of a permanent federation of the American colonies.

The Beaver Wars were a series of battles that were fought over control of the fur trade in colonial America. During the wars, the Iroquois Confederation took control of the fur trade, eliminated rival Native American Indian tribes, and terrorized French settlements. The French and their Indian allies responded with attacks on Iroquois villages and English settlements. The conflict lasted for nearly a century and ended with the Peace of Montreal in 1701.

Connecticut Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The colony started in 1636 and developed the first written constitution in America, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

The Dominion of New England was created in 1686 to bring several colonies under the more direct control of the English Crown.

King Hendrick was a Mohawk Indian chief. He was also known as Hendrick Peters, which was his Christian name, and as Theyanoguin.

Mercantilism — or the Mercantile System — was an economic theory followed by England that helped lead to the implementation of policies that contributed to the unrest in the American Colonies and to the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War.

James Otis was a successful lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts who played a significant role in shaping the ideology of the American Revolution. He is most famous for his opposition to Writs of Assistance, the Sugar Act, and the Townshend Acts.

The Pequot War was the first war in the New England area between English colonists and Native American Indians. The English won, nearly exterminated the Pequot, and took control of the Connecticut River Valley.

Rhode Island Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The colony started in 1636 and established Religious Freedom and the Separation of Church and State.

Robert Rogers was a frontiersman who rose to fame during the French and Indian War. He is known for founding Rogers' Rangers and his "28 Rules of Ranging." Although he died poor and destitute, his memory is kept alive by the Unites States Rangers and popular culture.

Salutary Neglect was an unwritten policy where British officials allowed merchants in Colonial America to break shipping laws. The policy allowed colonial merchants to flourish and also benefited British merchants. However, when the British Government tried to reverse the policy led to unrest and violence that contributed to the American Revolution and the War for Independence.

Salutary Neglect timeline, dates, and events associated with the unwritten policy that allowed the American Colonies to grow relatively unchecked until the end of the French and Indian War. This timeline presents key moments in the history of the American Colonies in chronological order that were affected by the concept of Salutary Neglect and Britain’s reversal of the policy.

Artemas Ward was a general in the Massachusetts militia at the outset of the American Revolution. He assumed command of the colonial forces during the early days of the Siege of Boston and directed operations until General George Washington arrived in July 1775.