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Jamestown was settled
The first European settlement in America. -
First slaves were brought to America
20 African slaves were brought to America -
House of Burgessess
First elected general assembly in the colonies. The first form of government since the settlers moved to the United States. -
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock was identified as the first solid land the Pilgrims set foot on. -
Maryland Toleration Act
Allowed freedom of religion in Maryland. -
New York was made
English took New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it New York. -
Expedition from the York River to the Appalachian Mountains
Johann Lederer led an expedition from the York River to the Appalachian Mountains at the will of Colonial Governor Sir William Berkeley, who believed the passage to the west and the Indian Ocean was only a few weeks away. -
The Indian War
King Philip's War in New England with Metacom Indian forces attacking colonial settlements due to encroachment on the land. -
Pennsylvania is established
William Penn signed a treaty with the Delaware Indians and paid for Pennsylvania lands. -
Salem Witch Trails
Caused by a cultural belief in witches by the Christian Puritans, and social factors such as the young, unmarried women of Salem accused the married or widowed older women because they were jealous of their status in society. -
Intercolonial Cooperation
William Penn creates the first colonial idea for combining colonies into one nation, that would influence the drafting of the Constitution.
