-
The first 105 colonist sent by the London company arrived in England
-
Colonist founded Jamestown
-
John Smith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it
-
Dutch founded New Netherland
-
Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virginia
-
Pilgrims Landed at Plymoth Rock
-
Period: to
Thousands of people left England
-
King Charles I issued a charter to George Calverts son
-
A group of 200 English catholics came to Maryland
-
Thomas Hooker wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
-
Protestents began moving to Maryland
-
General court became two-house legislature
-
General Courts of Massachusetts issued an order that a school be founded in every township of 50 familes
-
Fighting in Europe lead to the Seven Years War
-
Charles II gave much of the land between Virginia and Spanish Florida to his 8 followers
-
Duke of York sold Penn a region to the south of Pennsylvania
-
James II became king of England
-
James II united the northern colonies under one government
-
King James passed the England Bill of Rights
-
Community conflicts in New england involved witchcraft trials
-
Williamand Mary established Virginia
-
Period: to
Enslaved Africans were the main source of labor
-
Carolina split into North and South Carolina
-
Proprietary government was overthrown
-
Crown purchaced North and South Carolina
-
20,000 enslaved Africans were living in South Carolina
-
Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah
-
Molasses Act put into action
-
British government made Georgia a rowal colony
-
Washington was defeated
-
Britain recived Florida
-
Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris
-
Proclomation of 1763 issued
-
Parliament pssed the Sugar Act
-
Stamp Act issued
-
Parliament replaced the Sugar Act
-
Townshend Act passed
-
Tea Act passed by parliament
-
Coercive Act passed
