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Jamestown
The first settlement was created in America. -
Quebec
Quebec was founded, which gave France a handhold in the new word -
Tobacco
The first shipments of tobacco were sent to England, where it became popular and created high demand. -
House of Burgesses
The first house of representatives was founded in Jamestown by the Virginia Company -
Slaves
The first saves are brought to Jamestown -
Powhatan dies
Powhatan died and was succeeded by his brother -
Surprise Attack
Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, launched a surprise attack on the land-hungry colonists, killing about a third of them in one day. This began an all-out war with the colonists. -
Coronation of King Charles 1
A foe of the Puritans, calling them "Excessive and dangerous" -
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The Great Migration
Over twenty-thousand Puritans migrated to America under growing oppression -
Boston
Boston was founded by John Winthrop -
Maryland
The land for Maryland was claimed by King Charles -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode island -
Religious freedom for Maryland
The Act of Religious Toleration was passed, granting religious freedom in that state. -
the Navigation act
This act crippled the Dutch freight trade. -
New York
New Amsterdam was claimed by the English then renamed to New York. -
The dominion of New England was created
This combined all of the northern states into one dominion. -
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the Glorious Revolution
this was the bloodless overthrowing of king James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary. This was significant because it gave a protestant the crown. -
Decree of sanctuary
In an attempt to populate Florida, Spain decreed that any English slave that came to Florida and swore loyalty to Spain was free.