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Fur trade was important to the economies for New Amsterdam.
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The first 105 colonists are sent by the london company arrived in America
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Colonists founded Jamestown
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John SMith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it
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Dutch founded New Netherland
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Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virgina
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Virginians assembly was the first colonial legislature in North America.
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The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
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Thousands of people left England
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King Charles I issued a charter to George Calvert's son instead of him.
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A group of 200 English Catholics came to Maryland.
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Thomas Hooker wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
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Protestants began moving to Maryland.
Around the 1640's -
General Court became a two-house legislature.
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General Courts of Massachusetts issued an order that a school be founded in every township of 50 families.
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Parliment passed a series of navigation acts.
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King Charles II gave much of the land between Virginia and Spanish Florida to his 8 supporters.
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Duke of York sold Penn a region to the south of Pennsylvania.
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King James II united the northern colonies under one government.
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King James passed the English Bill of Rights.
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Community conflicts in New England involved witchcraft trails.
In the 1690's. -
Massachusetts bay colony had expanded to include the Pilgrims Plymouth Rock
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William and Mary established Virginia
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English merchants were trading around the world.
Early 1700's -
revolutions in both religious and non religoius thoughts transformed the western world.
Early 1700's -
Enlighten Movement was put into effect.
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Enslaved Aficans became the main source of labor.
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Carolina split into North and South Carolina
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Proprietary government was overthrown.
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Crown purchased North and South Carolina
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20,000 enslaved Africans were living in South Carolina
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The Great Awakening began
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Oglethrope founded the city of Savannah
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Molasses Act was put into effect.
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British government made Georgia a royal colony.
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Fight begin in Europe, leading up to the Seven Years War.
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Britian received Florida
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Britian and France signed the treaty of Paris.
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Proclomation of 1763 issued
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Parliment passed the Sugar Act.
set duties on molasses and sugar imported to colonists. -
Stamp Act issued.
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Parliment replaced Stamp Act.
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Townshed Act passed.
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70% of men and 45% of women could read and write
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Indentured servants came to the middle colonies.
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Tea Act passed by Parliment.
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Coercive Act passed.
