European contact, disease, and social change in the Society Islands (1767–1850)

1. Wallis anchors at Matavai Bay, Tahiti

   Jun 23, 1767Labels: Samuel Wallis, Matavai Bay, HMS Dolphin

   • Britannica
   • HMS Dolphin
   • Matavai Bay

2. Cook arrives at Tahiti for Venus transit

   Apr 13, 1769Labels: James Cook, Matavai Bay, Endeavour

   • Cook Society
   • Venus Transit

3. Transit of Venus observed from Tahiti

   Jun 3, 1769Labels: Transit of, Point Venus, James Cook

   • Venus Transit
   • ANU History

4. HMS Bounty arrives and stays in Tahiti

   Oct 26, 1788Labels: HMS Bounty, breadfruit, Tahiti

   • Britannica
   • Christian

5. Mutiny on the Bounty after leaving Tahiti

   Apr 28, 1789Labels: Mutiny on, Fletcher Christian, HMS Bounty

   • Britannica
   • History com

6. London Missionary Society lands at Matavai

   Mar 5, 1797Labels: London Missionary, Matavai Bay, Protestant mission

   • Missionary Day
   • First LMS

7. Pomare II’s faction wins Battle of Fē'i Pī

   Nov 12, 1815Labels: Pomare II, Battle of, Christian faction

   • Kingdom Tahiti
   • Teriitaria II

8. Public destruction of idols spreads after victory

   Jan 1, 1816Labels: Iconoclasm, Idol destruction, Christian leaders

   • Ma i III
   • Tefa aora I

9. Promulgation of the Pomare legal code

   Jan 1, 1819Labels: Code P, Pomare dynasty, Legal code

   • NLA Record
   • Kingdom Tahiti

10. Huahine promulgates E ture no Huahine code

    May 1, 1822Labels: E ture, Huahine, Legal code

    • Mahine
    • Pomare IV

11. Queen Pomare IV expels French Catholic missionaries

    Jan 1, 1836Labels: Queen Pomare, French Catholics, Expulsion

    • Franco Tahitian War
    • Pomare IV

12. French protectorate treaty imposed on Tahiti

    Sep 9, 1842Labels: French protectorate, Tahiti, France

    • Britannica
    • MHP
    • Kingdom Tahiti

13. Franco-Tahitian War reshapes Society Islands politics

    Jan 1, 1844Labels: Franco-Tahitian War, Kingdom of, French forces

    • Franco Tahitian War
    • Pomare IV

14. George Pritchard arrested; “Pritchard affair” begins

    Mar 2, 1844Labels: George Pritchard, Pritchard affair, British consul

    • Hall 1844
    • Pomare IV

15. Queen Pomare IV returns under protectorate administration

    Jan 1, 1847Labels: Queen Pomare, Protectorate administration, Return from

    • Pomare IV
    • Britannica