List of incidents of civil unrest in Colonial North America

Incidents of civil unrest in colonial North America included riots, rebellions, slave revolts, protests, and armed conflicts. Eighteenth-century entries include resistance to impressment and British colonial policies, including the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, as well as the Boston Massacre, Gaspee Affair, and Boston Tea Party. __TOC__ 17th century – Colonial North America 1622 - Indian massacre of 1622 1637 - Pequot War 1675 - King Philip's War 1675 - Siege of Brookfield 1675 - Attack on Springfield, October 5 1676 - Attack on Sudbury, April 21 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion, Sept 19, Rebels burn down colonial capital, Virginia Colony 1677 - Culpeper's Rebellion, 1677–1678, Revolt against the ruling Lords Proprietors in Albemarle County, Province of Carolina, near what is now Elizabeth City, North Carolina 1680 - Pueblo Revolt 1689 - Cochecho Massacre, June 28 1689 - Boston revolt, Angered Bostonians rose up against the royal governor, Edmund Andros, jailed him, and took control of the city. 1689 - Leisler's Rebellion, 1689 to 1691, An uprising in lower New York against the policies of King James II of England, New York City

18th century – Colonial North America 1711 - Cary's Rebellion 1712 - New York Slave Revolt of 1712, April 6, New York City, New York 1715 - Yamasee War 1713 - Boston Bread Riot, Boston, Massachusetts 1734 - Mast Tree Riot, Fremont, New Hampshire 1737 - Boston Brothel Riot, Boston, Massachusetts 1739 - Stono Rebellion, Slave rebellion., September, Province of South Carolina 1741 - New York Slave Insurrection of 1741, New York City, New York 1742 - Philadelphia Election Riot, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1746 - New Jersey Tenant Riots, New Jersey 1747 - Knowles Riot, Boston, Massachusetts (anti-impressment) 1763 - Pontiac's War 1764 - Paxton Riots, Pennsylvania 1764 - Attack of , Newport, Rhode Island 1765 - Regulator Movement in North Carolina, 1765–1771 1765 - Black Boys Rebellion, 1765 & 1769, Revolt against British policy regarding American Indians in western Pennsylvania. Conococheague Valley, colonial Pennsylvania 1765 - Stamp Act 1765 riots, Protests and riots in Boston, later spread throughout the colonies, notably Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 1768 - Liberty Riot, Boston (anti-impressment and anti-Townshend Acts) 1770 - Boston Massacre, Boston, Massachusetts 1771 - Battle of Alamance, Last battle of War of the Regulation, May 1771, Alamance, North Carolina 1772 - Gaspee Affair, Rhode Island 1772 - Pine Tree Riot, Weare, New Hampshire 1773 - Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts 1774 - The burning of the ship , October 19, 1774, The "Annapolis Tea Party", Action taken in Maryland to support the people in Boston following the Boston Tea Party, Annapolis, Maryland

See also Colonial history of the United States List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States List of riots (notable incidents of civil disorder worldwide) List of strikes Timeline of labor issues and events