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Period: 1600 BCE to
1600-1700
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James Town founded
The creation of the first English colony. -
Santa Fe founded
Santa Fe New Mexico was founded by the Spanish -
Pocahontas gets married
Pocahontas is baptized and later married to John Rolfe -
Beginning of slavery
Slavery begins in Virginia -
Massachusetts bay founded
Massachusetts bay is founded by Puritan refugees from England. -
Navigation act
The navigation act was passed. This put a limit on trade to England. -
Bacons rebellion
A rebellion led by Nathaniel bacon caused by the decline of tobacco prices. -
King Williams war
A war between France and England, the main cause for this war was to control the fur trade. -
French and Indian war begins
A war between Great Britain and North America over land. -
Salem Which Trials
20 people were killed because they were accused of being witches.