List of incidents of civil unrest in Colonial North America
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 - Virginia Colony
- 1677 - 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 City, New York
- 1715 - Yamasee War
- 1713 - Boston, Massachusetts
- 1734 - Mast Tree Riot, Fremont, New Hampshire
- 1737 - Boston, Massachusetts
- 1739 - Stono Rebellion, Slave rebellion., September, Province of South Carolina
- 1741 - New York City, New York
- 1742 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1746 - New Jersey Tenant Riots, New Jersey
- 1747 - Boston, Massachusetts (anti-impressment)
- 1763 - Pontiac's War
- 1764 - Paxton Riots, Pennsylvania
- 1764 - Attack of HMS St John, Newport, Rhode Island
- 1765 - Regulator Movement in North Carolina, 1765–1771
- 1765 - 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, Massachusetts
- 1771 - Alamance, North Carolina
- 1772 - Gaspee Affair, Rhode Island
- 1772 - Pine Tree Riot, Weare, New Hampshire
- 1773 - Boston, Massachusetts
- 1774 - The burning of the ship Peggy Stewart, 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