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mercantilism
England practiced menrcantilism. -
London Company sends colonists
first 105 colonists sent by the London Company arrived in America. -
Jamestown
colonists from London Company founded Jamestown. -
The Netherlands
Pilgrims moved to The Netherlands -
New Netherlands
The Dutch founded New Netherlands as a trading post for exchanging furs with the iroquois. -
Dutch
Dutch ships bring the first Africans to Virginia -
Mayflower
The Mayflower left England after the Pilgrims went back to England because they didn't want their children to learn dutch culture and language. -
English Crown
London Company could not protect its colonists, so the English Crown cancelled the company's charter. -
Plymouth Rock
Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Rock in present-day Massachusetts. -
Maryland
A group of 200 English Catholics came to America -
Thomas Hooker
minister Thomas Hooker and his followers left Massachusetts to help found Connecticut. -
fundamental orders of Connecticut
Thomas Hooker wrote the fundamental orders of Connecticut. -
New Amsterdam
English fleet captured New Amsterdam without gun powder. -
King Phillip's War
tensions between New England colonies & Wampanoag erupted and both attacked each other's settlements. -
end to King Phillip's War
Fighting ended between the Wampoag & New England colonists after 600 colonists & some 3000 indians were killed. -
Pennsylvania
King Charles II granted William Penn a charter to begin a colony west of New Jersey (Pennsylvania). -
sold section of Penn
Duke Of York sold Penn a region to the south of Pennsylvania. -
Plymouth + massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay Colony had expanded to include the Pilgrim's Plymouth Colony. -
Enlightment
Enlightment spread the idea that reason & reason could improve society. -
Carolinas
Carolina became North & South Carolina -
Great Awakening
ministers began to have revivals, in the colonies, resulting in the Great Awakening. -
Georgia
James Oglethorpe & 120 founded Savannah, Georgia. -
French & Indian War
Washington surrenders & intitated the Frech & Indian war. -
capturing Quebec
British general James Wolfe captured Quebec, gaining the advantage of the war -
Florida
Britain receive Florida from Spain & France -
Treaty of Paris
Britain & France officially ended the war with the treaty of Paris. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion began when his forces attacked British forts on the frontier because of British settlement. -
proclamation of 1763
Because the British were scared that more fighting would take place, to avoid more conflict, King George III issued the proclamation of 1763. -
Sugar Act
Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which set duties on molasses & sugar imported by colonists. -
No taxation without representation
Samuel Adams believed that Parliament could not tax the colonists without their permission. -
Boycott
The first colonial boycott in New York in order to hurt the British economy & to convice Parliament to end the new taxes. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed in which required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items. -
Stamp Act a violation of rights
Delegates from the nine colonies met in New York, & issued a declaration that the stamp act was a violation of their rights & liberties. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passed the townshend acts; the acts placed duties on glass, lead, paints & tea. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams wrote a letter arguing that the laws violated the legal rights of the colonies. -
British soldiers arrive
British soldiers arrieved in Boston because of the rebellion -
Boston Massacre
Tensions between Bostonians & British exploded, resulting in violence & homocide. -
Tea Act
The tea act was passed, in which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto the 3-tea filled-ships & dumped 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, this event became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
coercive Acts
Parliament passed the coercive acts in order to punish Boston for the ruined tea. -
Delaware
sold southern region of Pennsylvania became Delaware
