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Period: 1492 to
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange is the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, ideas and thoughts between Europe and the New World. -
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Middle Passage
The Middle Passage was a forced voyage of slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. -
Jamestown was established
The first permanent English settlement founded in Virginia, called Jamestown. -
Massachusetts was established
Massachusetts Bay was established by pilgrims and puritans to serve as a model for Protestantism in 1628. -
First Navigation Act passed
The first navigation act was passed in 1851 and declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England to promote self-sufficiency and restrict colonial trade. -
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King Philip's War
A war between indigenous inhabitants and colonists in New England occurred when the colonists attempted to take the Wampanoag’s land. This war signified the final attempt to drive out the colonists and is the deadliest war in American history. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers when a grab for Native American lands was denied. -
Age of Enlightment
The Age of Enlightenment is defined as the period of rigorous scientific, political, and philosophical discourse that characterized European society in the 18th century. -
King William's War
A war between England and France caused by the treaties and agreements that were not adhered by the end of King Philip’s war. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Abigail Williams and Betty Paris accuse innocent people of being witches and get them executed and don’t get punished for it.