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Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in American. Established by the London Company in southeast Virginia. -
Hudson River
Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River and Delaware Bay for the Dutch. -
Tobacco
Dutch successfully harvests tobacco in Jamestown, Virginia, ensuring the colony's success. -
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Smallpos
Smallpox kills about 90% of the Massachusetts Bay Indians -
House of Burgesses
The first representative assembly in American. The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown. -
Mayflower
Mayflower Compact signed. 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that forms the basis of the colony's government. Plymouth Colony is founded in what would be Massachusetts, by the Plymouth Company. -
Fort Amsterdam
Dutch build Fort Amsterdam at the southern tip of Manhattan island. -
First university
Harvard University, founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
Fundamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony
Fundamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony signed. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut adopted and the Crown formally recognizes the Virginia Assembly. -
The Bay Psalm
The first book printed in the United States, produced in Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
French and Iroquois
French and Iroquois Wars escalate to full warfare -
English Civil War
The beginning of the English Civil War. Montreal founded. -
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Esopus Wars
Conflicts between the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians and New Netherlander colonists in Ulster County, New York. -
New York
English size New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it, New York. -
Blue Laws
The Blue Law of the Colony of Connecticut is a set of harsh statutes governing conduct in the Puritan colony. Restricting activities on Sunday -
English Bill of Rights
The English Parliament presents the English Bill of Rights to William and Mary and is later used as one of the models for the United States Bill of Rights.