1600-1700

By Addison Putnam

  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded
    The founding of Jamestown gave England its first foothold in North America

  • "Starving Time" in Jamestown

    "Starving Time" in Jamestown
    This difficult winter resulted in death by starvation for many of Jamestown's settlers. Some settlers were even reduced to cannibalism. By 1610, the Jamestown population was devastated.

  • Santa Fe established

    Santa Fe established
    Santa Fe was established as the first permanent European settlement in the Southwest

  • 1st tobacco crop is sent back to England

    1st tobacco crop is sent back to England
    Tobacco became a valuable commodity for settlers in the New World

  • House of Burgesses established

    House of Burgesses established
    The House of Burgesses in Jamestown was the first legislative assembly in America

  • Powhatan Confederacy attacks Jamestown settlers

    Powhatan Confederacy attacks Jamestown settlers
    When the Powhatan natives attacked and killed 367 settlers in Jamestown, relations between Europeans and Native Americans deteriorated.

  • Dutch bring the first enslaved people to the New World

    Dutch bring the first enslaved people to the New World
    The Dutch brought eleven enslaved people to help build New Amsterdam.

  • Pequot War

    Pequot War
    This war began when English Puritans set out to attack the Pequot Native Americans in the Connecticut area. This was the beginning of a larger conflict between Native Americans and European settlers and included the Mystic Massacre. The conflict did not end until 1637.

  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War
    The Native American leader Metacom, known as King Philip to the English, attacked towns in Plymouth in response to the execution of several Native Americans. This conflict illustrated the growing inequality between Native Americans and European settlers. King Philip's War ended by 1676.

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    This conflict was the result of the growing tensions between Native Americans and white settlers. This conflict created political tensions in Virginia, resulting in Nathaniel Bacon leading attacks against Native Americans without the consent of Virginia's governor. The rebellion ended in 1677 after Bacon's death.

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials
    These trials created widespread paranoia throughout the New England area. This only added to more fear surrounding the conflicts in the area between Native Americans and white settlers. The trials ended by 1693.