American history 1600-1700

  • James Town

    James Town
    The first successful settlement in the Americans was Jamestown in Virginia.
  • Plymouth

    Plymouth
    Puritans from England left Europe, on the Mayflower, and found a new home in the Americas. With the help of the natives in the area they survived.
  • First Thanksgiving

    First Thanksgiving
    "The first Thanksgiving" was an end of harvest celebration that ended up becoming a holiday later on. This was a celebration that included some natives and the puritans.
  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam
    The dutch traveled to the Americas and established New Amsterdam. The built a fort that would protect their fur trade in that region.
  • Massachusetts Bay colony

    Massachusetts Bay colony
    After more settlers created other settlements around Plymouth they decides to create the province of the Massachusetts bay
  • Harvard

    Harvard
    Harvard was founded shortly after the first settlers landing in Massachusetts. It is the oldest higher learning schools in the country and is one of the most prestigious in the world.
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    King Philip's War

    Some of the Natives in the New England area "started" an armed conflict with the Settlers and some of their native allies over land. They came to an agreement but the colonists did not stop taking over territory.
  • NEW York

    NEW York
    In 1964 the english captured new Amsterdam from the Dutch and Renamed it new York.