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Jamestown
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The first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia. -
The House of Bugesses
The first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown. -
The Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England. -
Pequot War
Pequot War begins between Pequot tribe and their alliance against the Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies. War ended on September 21, 1638 with the Treaty of Hartford. Only two hundred Pequot tribe members remained. -
Bay Psalm Book
The first book is printed in North America -
Slavery Legalized
Slavery is legalized in Connecticut and recognized in the American colonies. -
Navigation Act
The Navigation act is passed by British Parliament to control colonial commerce in the New World. -
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore midwest states along the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to the Arkansas River. -
First Newspaper
The first newspaper issue in the United States publishes in Boston, the Public Occurrences. -
Jamestown is Abandoned
Jamestown is abandoned after the statehouse is burned in 1698 with the colonial government moving to Middle Plantation, renamed soon after as Williamsburg.
