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Jamestown
Jamestown was established by The Virginia Company of England. -
Hudson River
Henry Hudson found the Hudson River and claimed New York for the Dutch. -
Starving winter
The “starving winter” killing many English immigrants. -
Santa Fe
The first Southwestern European settlement was established in Santa Fe. -
Tobacco in Jamestown
John Rolfe planted tobacco in Jamestown. -
Virginia imported its first slaves.
Virginia imported its first slaves. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was established in Jamestown. -
Plymouth Colony
Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony. -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire was founded by John Mason. -
Massachusetts Bay
Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay. -
Connecticut
Thomas Hooker and other Puritans founded Connecticut. -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island. -
The Pequot War
The Pequot War ended the power of the Dutch and Natives in New England. -
Civil War in England.
Civil War erupted in England. -
Embargo
Parliament issued an embargo on the rebellious colonies who sided with the Crown. -
Puritan rebellion
Puritans from Virginia revolted and banned practicing Catholicism and Anglicanism until William Stone was able to suppress their revolution in 1658. -
End of the English Civil War
The Civil War ended in a victory for Parliament and Charles I was executed as power over the republic was given to Oliver Cromwell. Some of the American colonies began to sympathize with the Crown which angered Parliament. -
Navigation Act of 1651
Parliament passed the Navigation Act of 1651 which forced all trade between the colonies and England to be in colonial or English ships. -
New Jersey
New Jersey was founded when the Duke of York gave George Carteret a charter for the land. -
King Phillip’s War
New Englanders fought the native indigenous population in King Phillip’s War and put an end to Native American power in the area. -
Bacon's rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon’s group of white and black slaves and indentured servants rebelled against the unfair colonial laws in Virginia involving taxation, representation in government, voting rights, etc. -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded Pennsylvania where many Quakers settled and traded with Natives. -
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution overthrew James II’s Catholic regime and allowed the Protestants Mary II and Williams III to rise to power. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began in Massachusetts.