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1607
Jamestown founded under leadership of Captain John Smith -
Jamestown
Jamestown founded under leadership of Captain John Smith -
1st French Settlement
First permanent French settlement in North America founded in Quebec -
Settlement on Hudson River
Dutch traders establish a settlement on the Hudson River -
Tobacco cultivation in Virginia
John Rolfe experiments with tobacco cultivation in Virginia -
1st Africans in Virginia
First Africans arrive in Virginia -
House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses established in Virginia -
Plymouth
Pilgrims found Plymouth settlement in Massachusetts -
New Amsterdam
Dutch establish New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island -
Massachusetts Bay
Puritans found Massachusetts Bay colony -
Maryland
Maryland founded -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams moves with followers to Rhode Island -
Harvard College
Harvard College established -
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Pequot War
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Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts Bay colony -
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English civil war
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Witchcraft trials
Some 160 individuals tried for witchcraft in Massachusetts and Connecticut -
Navigation Acts
Parliament passed first of a series of Navigation Acts to regulate colonial commerce -
English monarchy
Monarchy restored in England -
English monarchy
Monarchy restored in England -
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Acts regarding African enslavement
House of Burgesses passes acts that allow enslavement of African laborers -
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Proprietorships
Charles II rewards his most important allies with proprietorships in North America -
New Amsterdam surrendered
Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to the English -
Royal African Company
Royal African Company chartered -
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King Philip's War
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Bacon's Rebellion
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Pueblo revolt
Pueblo revolt against Spanish rule in New Mexico -
Glorious Revolution
A peaceful coup that lead to William and Mary of Orange accepting position of King and Queen of England without any bloodshed. -
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King William's War
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Massachusetts colony
New colony of Massachusetts established -
Salem witch trials
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College of Williams and Mary
College of Williams and Mary established