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Period: to
1600-1700
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Jamestown settlement is established
In Virginia the first British settlement in North America was established on May 14, 1607. -
John Rolfe marries Pocahontas
John Rolfe marries Pocahontas, the daughter of Indian chief. -
City of Boston was founded
Puritans founded the city of Boston on September 7, 1630. -
Pequot War begins
The Pequot war begins between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists of the Plymouth, Saybrook, and Massachusetts Bay colonies and their allies from the Mohegan and Narragansett tribes. The cause of the Pequot War was the struggle to control the fur trade between the dutch-Pequot and the English. This war took place in New England. -
Treaty of Hartford (Ending of Pequot war)
The Treaty of Hartford ended the Pequot war. The English gained full control of the fur trade. -
King Philip's War begins
King Philip's war was an armed conflict between New England colonists and the Wampanoags, led by a native called Metacom. The war began when the Wampanoags attacked British colonists in Swansea. -
Bacon's Rebellion begins
Virginia colonist led by Nathaniel Bacon started a rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Bacon's Rebellion ends
Nathaniel Bacon died leading to the end of the rebellion. -
King Philip's War ends
The colonists won and gained more land for future colonies.