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Jamestown Founded
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Founded in the colony of Virginia -
Dutch Claim New Netherland
Colony of the Dutch Republic -
Slavery in America
19 Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia -
Mayflower Compact signed
First governing document of the Plymouth Colony -
New Amsterdam
Foundation of what is now known as New York City -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Second attempt by the Massachusetts Bay Company at colonization -
Winthrop fleet to Massachusetts Bay Colony
11 Ships carrying between 700 and 1000 Puritans plus livestock during the first period of the great migration. -
Province of Maryland
English later turned British colony -
Connecticut colony
Founded by Thomas Hooker then later became the state of Connecticut -
Harvard College
Private Ivy league University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts -
New Haven Colony
Small English colony in what is now known as Connecticut -
New Sweden
Swedish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in North America -
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
Orders describing the government set up by the Connecticut River Towns, setting its structure and powers. -
Fundamental Agreement of New Haven
Original constitution of the New Haven colony -
Beaver Wars
The French and Iriquois wars escalated to full warfare due to the Iriquois wanting to expand their territory. -
New England Confederation created
Military alliance between New England colonies of Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven, and Massachusetts Bay. -
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Kieft's War in New Netherland
Conflict between settlers of the nascent colony of New Netherland and the native Lenape population in what would later become the New York metropolitan area of the United States. -
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Third Anglo-Powhatan War
Three wars fought between English settlers of the Virginia Colony, and Algonquin of the Powhatan Confederacy -
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Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette Explorations
Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, a Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Mississippi River in 1673. -
Execution of King Charles
King remembered in history as the King whose obstinacy led to his execution and brought down the Monarchy, which turned England briefly into a republic. -
Maryland Toleration Act
Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians passed by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary's City. -
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Peach Tree War
Large-scale attack by the Susquehannock Nation and allied Native Americans on several New Netherland settlements along the Hudson River (then called the North River), centered on New Amsterdam and Pavonia -
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Esopus Wars
The Esopus Wars were two localized conflicts between the indigenous Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians and colonialist New Netherlanders -
Charles II becomes king
King Charles II was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. -
Province of Carolina
King Charles II granted the charter for this new colony -
New Amsterdam Captured
Captured by the English at the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War -
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Exploration of Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian mountains explored by John Lederer -
Charlestown founded
Charleston located in present day South Carolina -
Batts-Fallam Expedition
Thomas Batts, Thomas Wood, and Robert Fallam set out from Petersburg, Virginia, with Indian guides to explore beyond the mountains. -
New England permanently relinqueshed to the English
This was done through the Treaty of Westminster -
Bacon Rebellion
armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part. -
Province of Maine absorbed by Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Westo and Colonial South Carolina War
This war resulted in the destruction of Westo -
Pueblo Revolt
An uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México -
Province of Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn -
King Charles II dies
James II succeeds to throne, reducing colonial autonomy -
Dominion of New England Declared
An administrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies -
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Leisler's Rebellion
An uprising in late 17th century colonial New York in which German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the colony's south and ruled it from 1689 to 1691. -
Schenectady Massacre
Canadians and allied Mohawk and Algonquin warriors attacked the unguarded community, destroying most of the homes, and killing or capturing most of its inhabitants. -
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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused, nineteen of whom were found guilty and executed by hanging. One other man, Giles Corey, was pressed to death for refusing to plead, and at least five people died in jail. It was the deadliest witch hunt in the history of the United States. -
King Wiliam's War ends
Accomplished with the Treaty of Ryswick