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Period: to
1600s
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Date #1
Jamestown Founded
Jamestown was America’s first permanent settlement -
Date #2
Three things happened on this date:
1. The first legislative government was established
2. The first slaves arrived in America
3. The first families arrived in Jamestown -
Date #3
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
America’s first colony to be based on religious principles -
Date #4
Puritans came to Massachusetts
First large wave of immigrants came to America, bringing a unique perspective on life. -
Date #5
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts for her religious views.
She then founded Rhode Island -
Date #6
King William’s War
This was the beginning of the hostilities between the Native Americans, the Colonists, the British, and the French -
Date #7
Salem Witch Trials
Shows that America is susceptible to mass hysteria