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Roanoke
Roanoke was founded in 1585. When more settlers came over in 1590, all previous settlers were gone. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
Virginia
London Company founded Virgina -
Jamestown
On May 24, 1607, 100 men land in Jamestown on the banks of the James River. -
Quebec
Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain. -
Powhatan Confederation Attacks Jamestown
The Powhatan Confederation attacks Jamestown, killing 1/3 of its population. Crops were burnt and livestock were killed during this also. -
New Hampshire
John Wheelright founded New Hampshire.(The month and day given are not accurate.) -
Massachusetts
The Puritans founded Massachusetts. (The day given is not accurate.) -
John Locke was born.
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Maryland
Lord Baltimor founded Maryland. -
Connecticut
Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
Rhode Island
Rodger Williams founded Rhode Island. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
Delaware
Peter Minuit and New Sweden founded Delaware. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
The Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were trading laws put in place by England. Their purpose was to increase their profits. To do this, they controlled who the colonies could trade with. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
North Carolina
The Virginians founded North Carolina. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
South Carolina
Charels II's Royal Charter founded South Carolina. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
New Jersey
Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret founded New Jersey. -
New York
The Duke of York founded New York. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
King Phillip's War Begins
Indians retaliated in Swansea after an Indiana killed a settler and then a settler killed indians starting a war. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
Bacon's Rebellion
During this Rebellion, Jamestown was burnt in a fire. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
King Phillip's War Ends.
The settlers won the war and the natives that survived the war scattered through out New England. -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded Pennsylvania. (The month and day given are not accurate.) -
Baron Montesquieu is born.
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Salem WItch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials occured from June through September of 1692. During this time, 19 men and women, who were accused of witchcraf,t were hanged.One man was pressed to death for refusing to submit a trial on witchcraft charges. (The day given is inaccurate.) -
John Locke dies.
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Benjamin Franklin was born.
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Jean Jacques Rousseau is born.
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The Enlightenment
(The month and day given are not accurate.) During the years of 1715 through 1789 the Enlightenment period, or Age of Reason swept across Europe and American colonies. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening occured in 1730-1760 in England and in the New England colonies. Its purpose was to turn people back to their belief in God. -
Georgia
James Edward Oglethorpe founded Georgia. (The day given is not accurate.) -
Jean Jaques Rousseau dies.
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Benjamin Franklin dies.
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Maine
Maine became a state on March 15, 1820 when it seceded from Massachusetts.
