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Period: to
1600-1700
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Jamestown Established
First permanent English settlement in the Americas -
Santa Fe
Santa Fe colony is established by the Spanish -
New Netherland
New Netherland is established -
Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts
Plymouth is established by the English settlers from the Mayflower -
New Amsterdam
Future New York City is established -
Salem Witch Trials
Trials against witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts -
Harvard College
Harvard College is established -
New York
The English take New Amsterdam from the Dutch and name it New York -
Pueblo Rebellion
The indigenous Pueblo people in Spanish colonies retaliated against the Spanish in Santa Fe -
France in Mississippi River
The French claim the lower Mississippi River (Louisiana)