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Roanoke
John White set up a colony in North Carolina on Roanoke Island. Later visitors to the site found it abandoned, with only the word croatan carved in a tree. -
French Traders
The French set up a trading post called Port Royal in Nova Scotia. The French value trading over colonization -
Jamestown
Settlers settled on uninhabited peninsula on the James River in Virginia. However, as the water was brackish, and the ground infertile, the colony suffered dreadfully. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson tried to find the Northwest Passage, but instead discovered the Hudson River. -
Tobacco
Jamestown sent its first shipload of tobacco back to England. This saved Jamestown from financial ruin, and brought more settlers to work the tobacco plantations. -
the Beginning of Slavery
the Dutch sold 20 Africans to the settlers of Jamestown. This was the beginning of slavery in the mainland North America. -
Plymouth
The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, setting up another colony in the new world. This was also the time of the Mayflower compact, which established the tradition of colonial self-rule. -
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch, through their colony in New Netherland (modern day New York), began the Dutch West India Company, creating colonies all over the world. -
Mystic War
Puritans attacked the Indians in the Mystic area, pushing the Pequot Indians out of their land. -
First Print Shop
Set up be Stephen Daye, the first print shop allowed the colonists to print on their side of the Atlantic -
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Tightened English Control
The English government tightened their control and hold on their colonies. This led to tensions, as the colonies were used to governing themselves -
King Phillip's War
Metacom, an Indian, instigated a war between the settlers and the Native Americans. The war ended in 1676, with the capture of Metacom. -
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Bacon's Rebellion
A farmer, mad about his pig being stolen, attacks and begins another war with the Indians. This rebellion showed how tenuous Britain's power was in the colonies -
Salem Witch Trials
People in the Salem area were suspected of being witches, and many were killed and imprisoned.