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1600-1800
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Jamestown Founded
100 English colonists arrive along the west bank of the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
First House of Burgesses meeting
The first meeting took place in Jamestown, but was cut short because of a outbreak of malaria. -
Mayflower Compact
41 men signed an agreement to set up a government in Plymouth. This agreement was called the Mayflower Compact. -
John Winthrop
John Winthrop led 900 men, women, and children to the Massachusetts Bay. Many settled in Boston. He was also the governor of Massachusetts. -
Thomas Hooker
Hooker was a purtain colonial leader who founded the Colony of Connecticut after disagreeing with the Purtain leaders in Massachusetts. -
William Penn founded Pennsylvania
Penn's goal was to create a colony that would allow freedom of religion. Because King Charles II owed Penn's father money, Penn asked for a charter as payment. -
John Locke published "Two Treatiseson Government"
Locke argued that people have certain natural rights. Rights include life, liberty, and property, -
French and Indian war begins
The French started building forts and claim their land between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. The Virginia Colony was alarmed by this because they also claimed the Ohio River valley. This started the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
It was to prohibit settlement by British colonists beyond the Appalachian Mountains. It's reason for the proclamation was to avoid the expense of further wars with Native Americans. -
The French and Indian War Ends
The signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the war between the French and Indians. -
Sugar Act
The British put taxes on things several products, such as molasses. It was also harsh punishment for smugglers. -
Stamp Act
This new tax required American Colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men calling themselves "Sons of Liberty", dressed as indians boarded three British ships, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote "The Declaration of Independence" to state that the colonies should be independent of the rule of Great Britain. And it was signed on August 2nd. -
A Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was made to prevent Americans from suffering from the British Rule.
