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colonial times
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Queen Elizabeth dies
Queen Elizabeth I dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, thus uniting the crowns of Scotland and England -
jamestown
about 100men sailed into chesapeake bay and built a fort they called jamestown -
pilgrim
in 1620 one group of sepatatists decided to leave holland and settle in virginia. Today this people are called the pilgrims -
thanksgiving
In the fall of 1621, the pilgrims set aside a day to give thanks and fortune. Today thankgiving holiday celebrates that occasion -
massachusetts
in 1930 about 900 puritans set off in 11 ships. They had formed the massachusetts Bay Company, which received charter to establish settlements in what are now massachusetts and new hampshire. -
civil war
the english fight a civil war -
new charter
king charles the second granted a charter for a new colony to be established there in the area called carolina -
new jersey
new jersey was established in 1665 when part of southern new york as spilt off ot form a new coloney -
nathaniel became leader
in 1675 he organized a force of 1,000 westerners and began attacking and killing native americans -
sign the bill of rights
william and mary sign the english bill of rights -
proprietary colony and royal colony
new jersey received a new charter -
boundary dispute
charles mason and jeremiah dixon were hired to settle a boundary dispute between maryland and pennslvania.
