1600-1700 Timeline

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  • Queen Elizabeth Dies

  • Virginia Company Approved

    King James I approved the company that works towards establishing settlements on the coast of North America.

  • Jamestown Established

    First permanent English settlement in the Americas.

  • Quebec Established

    New France Colony that became a fur trading enterprise.

  • Hudson River

    While looking for the Northwest Passage, Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River.

  • Santa Fe Established

    First permanent English settlement in the southwest.
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    Smallpox Pandemic

    Wiped out almost 90% of the Native American population in the region.

  • Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe

    This marriage formed a peace between Jamestown settlers and Powhatan Indians.

  • First Tobacco Planted

    John Rolfe plants first tobacco plant in Jamestown.

  • House of Burgesses

    Virginia Company established the first legislative assembly in the colonies.

  • Southern Slavery was born

    Dutch slave ships sold slaves to Virginian colonists.

  • Women Arrive

    Since some of the colonies proved success, families began moving over promised a new life. Women and children joined the men who first settled.

  • Plymouth Colony Established

    One of the earliest colonies founded by the English in America.

  • Dutch West India Company Created

    Established colonies in North America for the Netherlands.

  • Powhatan dies

    Thus ending the peace with the Jamestown settlers.

  • Good Friday Assault

    Opechancanough launched a surprise attack that killed over 350 colonists.

  • New Amsterdam Established

    The first Dutch permanent settlement was organized.
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    King Charles I

    King of England from his father's, King James I, death in 1625, till his exectution for treason in 1649.

  • Massachusetts Bay Established

    New England Colony. Original English settlement, settled by 1,000 Puritan refugees who wanted to be free.

  • John Winthrop Delivers "a City on a Hill" Sermon

    WInthrop describes his expectation for the Massachusetts Bay colony by using a biblical analogy.
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    Great Migration

    20,000 Puritans coming to New England.

  • Maryland Established

    Settlers arrived and bought land from Native Americans.

  • Connecticut Established

    New England Colony. One of the original thirteen colonies. Dutch established their first trading post in the Connecticut River Valley.

  • Rhode Island Established

    New England Colony founded by Roger Williams.
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    Pequot War

    Armed conflict between New England settlers and the Pequot tribe. Settlers eliminated and defeated the Indian tribe.

  • Body of Liberties

    General Laws of Massachusetts containing 100 liberties.
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    Governor Kieft's War

    Governor Willem Kieft attacked the Lenape population to ensure obediance of the Indians to the Dutch. The Indians, however, fought until the New Amserdam settlers fired for peace.
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    Puritan Revolution

    Conflict between Charles I and Parliament sparked an split between civilians. There were those who sided with Charles: Royalists; and others who sided with Parliament: Parliamentarians.Parliment won, resulting in the beheading of Charles I.

  • Tithable Women Law

    Law passed in Virginia forcing African women to partake in field labor.

  • Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts

    Basis of civil and criminal law until 18th century.

  • King Charles I Executed

  • Embargo Act

    Leveled an economic embargo on the rebelling colonies, forcing them to accept Parliament’s authority.

  • Navigation Act of 1651

    Compelled merchants in every colony to ship goods directly to England in English ships.

  • Navigation Act of 1660

    Certain enumerate articles produced in Empire could only be shipped to England or to another British colony.

  • Staple Act

    All European goods must pass through England.

  • Maryland First Slave Legislature

    States that slaves will be slaves for life, as will their children.

  • Plantation Duty Act

    Colonial merchants pay a duty on enumerated articles shipped from one colony to another.
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    Esopus Wars

    Conclicts between Esopus/Lenape Indians and New Netherlands settlers over territorial interests. The Dutch struggled to beat the Indians, warning the English of Indian power.
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    King Philip's War

    One of the bloodiest conflicts in history. Last major effort of Native Americans to drive away English settlers and keep them from expanding.

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Armed rebellion against Governor Berkeley's rule lead by Nathaniel Bacon. Worried the white, ruling classs because it demonstrates an organized uprising of slaves trying to overthrow their masters.

  • New Hampshire Established

    Charles II seperated New Hampshire from Massachusetts.

  • Monmouth's Rebellion

    James Scott (an illigitamate son of Charles II) attempted to overthrow King James II, but he was defeated.
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    Glorious Revolution

    Bloody fight to overthrow James II. Ended absolutism and established constitutional monarch, influencing North Amerca and the Constitution.
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    Salem Witch Trial

    Fear of witchcraft lead to accusations as well as exections of those believed to be witches.

  • Navigation Act of 1696

    Established admiralty courts.