1600-1700

By jeremiah_haskett

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.

  • Flintlock

    Flintlock
    A flintlock designed in France (possibly by Marin Le Bourgeoys) becomes the standard firing mechanism for muskets.

  • First African Slaves

    First African Slaves
    beginning stages of what would become the institution of slavery in America.

  • Peace Conference

    Peace Conference
    The English settlers in Virginia arrange a peace conference with the Powhatan Indians, using it as an opportunity to murder the Powhatan delegate

  • Massachusetts Bay Founded

    Massachusetts Bay Founded
    Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England under Gov. John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley.

  • First Navigation Act passed

    First Navigation Act passed
    The British Parliament, in the first of what became known as the Navigation Acts, declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England, and that the North American colonies could only export its commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, to England.

  • Bacons Rebellion

    Bacons Rebellion
    What was the reason for Bacon's Rebellion?
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    Bacon's Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied. Bacon's Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied. Jamestown had once been the bustling capital of the Colony of Virginia. Now it was a smoldering ruin, and Nathaniel Bacon was on the run.

  • The Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution
    The Glorious Revolution, also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution,” took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic king James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.

  • King Williams War

    King Williams War
    The war was largely caused by the fact that the treaties and agreements that were reached at the end of King Philip's War (1675–1678) were not adhered to. In addition, the English were alarmed that the Indians were receiving French or maybe Dutch aid.

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials
    The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft.