1600-1700

By belle.kanz
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    The first English settlement is established in Virginia.
  • Fort Nassau

    Fort Nassau

    The first Dutch settlement located by the "North River"
  • Slaves

    Slaves

    The first African slaves are brought over to Jamestown.
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    The Mayflower Compact was created and signed by the male setters when they got off of the Mayflower. It was a governing document of the Plymouth Colony.
  • Indian Massacre

    Indian Massacre

    Also known as the "Jamestown Massacre" was caused because of expansion into the Indian territory which provoked them.
  • Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Massachusetts Bay Colony

    The settlement established by Puritans was self-governing and the most successful colony in New England.
  • Harvard

    Harvard

    Founding of Harvard, the oldest institution of higher learning.
  • New England Confederation

    New England Confederation

    The military alliance between the colonies to provide support against the Native Americans.
  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion

    The rebellion of the Virginia settlers in which whites and blacks came together against the government, led by Nathaniel Bacon.
  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution

    Involved the overthrow of the Catholic King, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter.
  • French and Indian Wars

    French and Indian Wars

    Wars between the British colonies and the French, both supported by Native American tribes, over New World territories.