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Jamestown settlement
Jamestown is the first permanent english settlement in America. It was established by the London Company in southeast Virginia -
English Women
The first two English Women arrived in Jamestown.
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The Thirty Years War
It was fought in Central Europe. Between Sweden, France, Denmark-Norway, Bohemia, United Provinces, Saxony, Electoral Palatinate, Brunswick-Luneburg, England, Transylvania, Zaporazhian Cossacks, and the Ottoman Empire. -
African slaves
20 Africans came to Jamestown, Virginia with a Dutch ship. They were the first blacks to become slaves in North America. -
Mayflower
The Mayflower transported 102 english pilgrims to New England. -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts was the first colony to legalize slavery. -
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Second Northern War
Fought in Sweden, between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian. -
Marrige law.
Maryland was the first state to discourage the marriage of a white woman and black man. -
English and New Amsterdam
English seize New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York. -
Salem Witch Trials
more than 200 people were accused of practising "Devils magic." 20 were executed. Eventually the colony admitted the trials were fake. -
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Great Northern War
Fought in Northern, Eastern, and Central Europe. Between, Swedish Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Ottoman Empire, Cossack Hetmanate, England, Great Britian, United Provinces, Brunswick-Luneburg -
Boston News Letters
Boston News Letter was Founded. It was the first continuously published newspaper in British North America. -
Slave Execution
21 African Americans were Executed in New York City because of a insurrection. -
Boston Massacre
The british army soldiers killed five Civilian men and injured 6 others. -
Boston Tea Party
A colony of Massachusetts was angry about the tax policy from the British government. Afrter Britain Officials refused to send back three ship load of taxed tea to Britain, a group of Colonist threw all the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
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American Revolutionary war
Fought in North America. Between the United States. France, Spain, Dutch Republic. -
Peter Salem and Salem Poor.
Peter Salem and Salem Poor were two black men commended for their service on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill. -
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross made the first American flag. -
Decleration of Independence.
Continental Congress adopts the Decleration Of Independance.
Which also announced the thirteen American Colonies. -
New Hampshire women
New hampshire takes away womens right to vote.
New york in 1777
Massachusetts in 1780. -
George Washington
George Washington was elected for the first president of the United States. -
John Adams
John Adams in elected as the Second President in Philadelphia. -
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War of 1812
Fought in Eastern and Central America. Fought between the United states, Choctaw, Cherokee, & Creek allies. -
Married Women
Married women are allowed to own and manage property in their own name. -
Panic of 1837
Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the US that lasted until the mid 1840's. Profits, Prices, and Wages went down and unemployment went up. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. She returned to the south almost 20 times to lead over 300 slaves to freedom.
