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Jamestown
Jamestown, is established. It was the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
The first African slaves arrive in Jamestown.
A Dutch ship stopped by Jamestown and sold 20 Africans, they where the first known Africans to have reached English America. -
Plymouth Colony
The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower, they landed on Plymouth, and governed themselves by the Mayflower Compact. -
Indians uprising in Virginia
The Indians tried to repel the English settlers, they killed 1/4 of the settlers, and 350 colonists. -
Pequot War
Sassacus, Pequot chief organized a group and attacked the English, however the English colonist defeated them, and wiped out the Pequot Nation. -
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English Civil War
The struggle between the King and Parliament distracted attention from colonization, and migration to the Americas. -
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King Phillips War
This war was devastating it resulted in the destruction of lives, and communities. It was particularly destructive to the Native Americans. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Governor Berkley failed to support aspiring farmers in their conflict with Indians therefore they rebelled against him. -
Glorious Revolution
It set a precedent for monarchs sharing power with Parliament. -
Salem Witch Trials
A series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in Massachusetts, 19 were found guilty and executed by hanging.
