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Founding of Jamestown
In 1607, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in America. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in America. They met for the first time in Virginia in 1619, and arranged the first slaves to be brought over to Jamestown. -
Plymouth Colony and Mayflower Compact
The Plymouth Colony was established by Pilgrims and is located in Massachusetts. A group of men, arrived on a ship called The Mayflower. They all signed the Mayflower Compact, which structured the basis of their economy. -
James I
James I revokes Virginia's charter and makes them a royal colony. -
New Amsterdam
Peter Minuit arrived in New Netherland, later bought Manhattan, and named it New Amsterdam. -
Petition of Right
Parliament passed the Petition of Right which resumed no tax unless from Parliament, no soldiers would be quartered in homes, and no arbitrary arrests or imprisonment. King Charles I was in charge at this point in time. -
The Founding of Pennsylvania
In 1630, William Penn founded Pennsylvania. He formed a religiously tolerant colony and wanted houses to be built along the river and separated. He also wanted peace with the Indians. -
The First Proprietary Colony
Cecilius Calvert, the second lord Baltimore, founded Maryland, making it the first proprietary colony. -
Anne Hutchinson
Hutchinson and several others were tried by the Massachusetts General Court and banished from the colony. -
Eighty Years War
In the 1500s, the Catholics and Catholicism had a hold on union and they retaliated. This war went on from 1568 to 1648. -
Population
Colonial Population is at an estimate of 50,400 people. -
Navigation Acts
During this time, English goods had to be shipped by Englishmen's ships, all foreign goods for the colonies had to be shipped by Britain so that they could tax them, and some products were shipped elsewhere after their first stop at England. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
The English came to the colony of New Amsterdam to seize it, and rename the colony New York. -
King Phillip's War
This war began because Metacon was trying to keep his land from the English, however, in 1675 all of the people banded together, excluding Rhode Island, and fought. The English won, and Metacon was killed. -
Two Treatises of Government
These treatises were written by Locke. They helped usher freedom, universal rights, and equality instead of feudalism.
