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first colonists arrive
Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620. -
Virginia is established
Merchants establish the first permanent colony in America, Virginia, -
Jamestown was established
The Virginia Company of England made a daring proposition: sail to the new, mysterious land, which they called Virginia in honor of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, and begin a settlement. -
Colonists started planting tobacco
At first, the colonists struggled as they focused on excavating gold and other minerals instead of feeding themselves. It was only in 1616 that the colonists began to plant tobacco.Also tobacco was the first cash crop. -
Massachusetts was established
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony founded by the Pilgrims William Brewster, John Carver, Edward Winslow, and William Bradford. The Puritans first fleed to Holland to escape the popishness of the Church of England. They then decided to go to Massachusetts. -
The mayflower compact was signed
The Mayflower compact was signed onboard the Mayflower shortly after she came to anchor off Provincetown Harbor. The Pilgrims had obtained permission from English authorities to settle in Virginia, whose northern border at the time extended up to what is now New York. -
New York was established
Originally New Amsterdam, annexed by England founded by the Dutch West India Company. The Dutch offered the Indians sixty Dutch guilders for the Island of Manhattan. The English then proceeded to take it from the Dutch for nothing. -
Rhode Island was established
Founded by Roger Williams, a religious zealot who was banished from Boston by Governor Winthrop because he believed in separation of church and state and paying Indians for land. Boston religious reject Anne Hutchinson also finds a home here. -
The english civil war started
The English civil war was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundheads and Cavaliers over, principally, the manner of England's governance. -
The english civil war ended
The English civil was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundheads and Cavaliers over, principally, the manner of England's governance. -
The Bacon Rebellion
The effects and significance of Bacon's Rebellion in history are that the government in Virginia became frightened by the threat of the Civil War. Bacon's Rebellion was the first rebellion in the American Colonies. -
The first fire department was established
Benjamin Franklin established the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia. The United States did not have government-run fire departments until around the time of the American Civil War. they used buckets made of leather and that's how they transported water. -
English bill of rights
The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England. The Bill creates a separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech
