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Period: 1451 to 1506
Christopher Columbus
Discovered an island in the Bahamas in 1492, which sparked the Columbian Exchange -
1492
Columbus' four voyages
Columbus traveled from Spain to Portugal, France and England in the years 1492-1504 -
1519
Cortes Conquers the Aztecs
The Spaniards were saw to be friendly but afterwards they became greedy and the aztec's lost their trust. (1519-1521) -
Period: 1552 to
William Bradford
Sailed on the mayflower and the Speedwell in 1619 to get to the New World -
Period: 1565 to
Henry Hudson
Discovered the Hudson River, Strait and Bay -
Roanoke Island colony fails
The colony had vanished after many tries to make it an actual colony -
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John Winthrop
Founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England -
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Anne Hutchinson
Started a Women's club and discussed Scriptures and prayer
She was accused of heresy and she was banished by the Civil Court -
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Roger Williams
Founded Rhode Island in 1636 and
Founded the first baptist church -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
The settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607, which was named in honor of King James the first -
First Africans arrive in Virginia
Treated as slaves -
Virginia house of Burgesses confirmed
King James the first did not trust the House of Burgesses anymore and he revoked the bakrupt -
Pligrims found Plymouth
The Mayflower missed its destination and ended up at Plymouth rock. -
Puritan Migration to Massachusetts
The Protestant reformation was too slow for them and Calvinism was taking over -
Calverts found Maryland
Refuge for Catholics
Supported Act of Toleration -
Pequot Indian War, Maryland
First war between Indians and Europeans in British North America
Destroyed Pequot tribe. There was 40 years of peace with Puritans -
Anne Hutchinson convicted of heresy
Intelligent Puritan woman who challenged the doctrine of her church.
Believed in antinomianism:the saved don't need to obey the law -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
A constitution established in the new Connecticut River colony.
Parts of it used later in state constitution -
English Civil War
During this time, the four colonies banded together to form the New England Confederation -
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William Penn
Founded Pennsylvania in 1681 and sought to make peace with the Indians -
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Nathaniel Bacon
Started a rebellion in 1676 which caused the poorly treated people to join and go against Governor Berkeley -
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William 111
King of England who defeated King James 11 -
First Navigation Act
Laws put in place to control American trade.
Used to suppress smuggling and tax the people -
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Mary 11
Queen of England -
English conquer New Netherlands
Previously a Dutch colony, Charles II granted the area to his brother, the Duke of York
Peter Stuyvesant surrendered -
King Philip's (Metacomet) War, MA
Slowed westward march of English settlement in New England -
Bacon's Rebellion
Rebellion of angry landless men led by Nathaniel Bacon
They killed Indians and chased William Berkeley from Jamestown -
Pennsylvania settled
The land was bought from the indians.
It was established for the Quakers -
English Glorious Revolution and Bill of Rights
Caused the monarchy to loosen colonial trade -
Massachusetts becomes a royal colony
Was given a new charter and new royal governor after the Glorious Revolution and after getting rid of Sir Edmund Andros1691 -
Salem witch hunts
A group of adolescent girls claimed to have been bewitched by some older women who were hanged -
Queen Anne's War
Conflict during the French and Indian Wars -
England, Wales, and Scotland unite into the UK
The Acts of Union: Union with Scotland 1706 and Union with England Act -
George 1's Reign
The German King -
George II's reign
King of Great Britain -
Georgia founded
James Oglethorpe directed economic and political development -
First Great Awakening
religious revivals that spread throughout the colonies -
John Peter Zenger trial
He printed the New York Weekly Journal, and pointed out William S. Cosby's horrible acts -
Stono Rebellion, NC
Slave uprising led by an Angolan -
King George's War
The third of the 4 French and Indian Wars -
Albany Congress
a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of the thirteen colonies in America: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.