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Pilgrims left England
Pilgrims left England. -
First Colonists
The first 105 colonist sent by the London company arrived in England. -
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Founding of Jamestown
Colonist founded Jamestown. -
Jamestown Fort
John Smith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it. -
Netherlands
Pilgrims moved to Netherlands. -
Colonists Die
60 colonist were sill alive. -
First Africans in Virgina
Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virginia. -
First Legislature
Virginians assembly was the first colonial legislature in North America. -
New Colony
George Calvert asked King Charles І for a charter to establish a colony in America for Catholics. -
Mayflower
The Mayflower left England. -
Mayflower Compact.
41 male passengers signed the Mayflower compact. -
Plymouth Rock
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. -
Powhatan leader dies.
Colonist killed Powhatan leader. -
Cancelled charter.
English crown canceled the company’s charter. -
Puritans Colony
Charles granted a group of Puritans a charter to settle in New England. -
Calvert's son gets a charter.
Charles issued a charter to Calvert’s son. -
200 Colonists come to Maryland.
A group of 200 English Catholics came to Maryland. -
Connecticut
Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts to find Connecticut. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
Hooker wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. -
Protestants begin moving to Maryland.
Protestants began moving to Maryland. -
Two-house Legislature
General Court became a two-house legislature. -
Navigation Act
Navigation Act was put into affect. -
Free land!
Charles II gave much of the land between Virginia and Spanish Florida. -
New Amsterdam
English captured the undefended colony of New Amsterdam. -
William Penn gets charter.
King Charles II granted charter to William Penn to begin a colony west of New Jersey. -
One Government
James II united the northern colonies under one government. -
English Bill of Rights.
King James passed the English Bill of Rights. -
Witchcraft
Community conflicts in New England involved witchcraft trials. -
Massachusett Bay Colony expands
Massachusetts bay colony had expanded to include the Pilgrims Plymouth Rock. -
Virgina
William and Mary established Virginia. -
slaves!
Enslaved Africans became the main source of labor. -
Religious Revolution
Revolutions in both religious and non religious thought transformed western world. -
Proprietary
Proprietary government was overthrown. -
North and South America
Crown purchased North and South America. -
20,000 slaves
20,000 enslaved Africans were living in South Carolina. -
Oglethorpe gets a charter.
King George II granted a charter to Oglethorpe. -
Savvanah is founded
Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah. -
Molasses Act
Molasses Act put into affect. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening began. -
Seven Year’s War.
Fighting began in Europe, leading up to the Seven Year’s War. -
Florida
Britain received Florida. -
Treaty of Paris.
Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 issued. -
First colonial boycott
First colonial boycott started in New York. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act issued. -
Replace the Stamp Act.
Parliament replaced the Stamp Act. -
Townshed Act
Townshed Act passed. -
British soldiers
British soldiers arrived in Boston. -
Literacy
70% of men and 45% of woman could read and right. -
Tea Act
Tea Act passed by Parliament