HIST2113 Timeline 1600-1700

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  • Missions Established in Hopi Indian Tribes

    Franciscan members order the Spanish settlements in Mexico to establish missions in Hopi Indian tribe areas. The first permanent mission, San Bernardino, was established a few years later.

  • 3 Ships Reach Jamestown Island

    3 ships are led by Captain Christopher Newport after 5 months at sea, and they reach Cape Henry on the Virginia coast. They are called the Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed, which later move up the James River for forty miles till they stop on Jamestown Island.

  • Jamestown Established

    The first English settlement in the United States is founded: Jamestown, after the 3 ships arrived. Captain John Smith is named to the governing council.

  • Discovery of Lake Champlain leads to a battle

    Samuel Champlain battles an Iroquois party after his further exploration of the New World discovers Lake Champlain in early July and claims Vermont for the Kingdom of France.

  • Henry Hudson sails to New York

    Henry Hudson, working for the Dutch, sails into New York harbor and up the river that would bear his name to Albany.

  • Pocahontas marries John Rolfe

    Pocahontas marries John Rolfe, who brought tobacco seeds to the colony. Their marriage established peace among the colonists and Indians for 8 years.
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    Smallpox Epidemic

    Smallpox epidemic wipes out 90% of the Native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area.

  • African Slaves in Jamestown

    The Dutch come to Jamestown with African slaves.

  • House of Burgesses

    First representative assembly, the House of Burgesses, is held in America is elected in Jamestown.

  • Plymouth Rock

    A landing party searches the coast for a site suitable for a settlement, and moves the Pilgrims to Plymouth Harbor. Plymouth Rock is considered to be the first ground the Pilgrims set foot on.

  • Mayflower Compact

    The Pilgrims form the Mayflower Compact, establishing government and a legal structure after settling in Plymouth.

  • First Thanksgiving

    The first Thanksgiving is held between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indian tribe.

  • Massachusetts Bay Colony

    The first vessels of Winthrop's eleven ship fleet leaves England for the Puritan colony already established in Salem, establishing the foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  • Providence, Rhode Island is Founded

    Providence, Rhode Island is established by Roger Williams, who was banned from the Massachusetts Bay Colony 2 years prior.

  • First Book is Printed

    The first book in America is printed, the Bay Psalm Book.

  • Witchcraft & Slavery in Massachusetts

    Witchcraft is considered a legal crime according to English Law, and slavery is legalized in Massachusetts.

  • Jamestown Attacked by Indians

    During the last Indian rebellion of the region, Jamestown is attacked by the Opchanacanough and the Powhatan tribes.

  • Slavery is Recognized by American Colonies

    Slavery is legalized in Connecticut and recognized by all the American colonies.

  • Peach Tree War

    The Peach Tree War begins, with the first attacks on New Amsterdam and Pavonia by the Susquehannock Indians. The Indians won and Dutch were forced back to Fort Amsterdam.

  • Navigation Act

    The British pass the Navigation Act, which controlled colonial commerce in America.

  • Carolina Colony Established

    The colony of Carolina was established by 8 English noblemen after helping restore Charles II back to his throne 3 years prior.

  • Jacques Marquette & Louis Jolliet explore the Midwest

    The Midwest is explored by Marquette and Jolliet, along the Mississippi River, going from Wisconsin to the Arkansas River.

  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War begins in New England.

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Nathanial Bacon leads the Bacon's Rebellion, which resulted in the burning of Jamestown.

  • Pueblo Rebellion

    The Pueblo Rebellion is started by indigenous Pueblo people against Santa Fe, a Spanish colony, and kills 400 people and forces 2,000 to leave the land.

  • Pennsylvania Established

    Pennsylvania colony is established by William Penn, after he signs the treaty with the Delaware Indians.

  • Plymouth Colony Joins Massachusetts Bay

    After its long independence, the colony of Plymouth becomes part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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    Salem Witch Trials

    The Salem Witch Trials (aka the Salem Witch Hunts) results in the arrests of 150 people and executes 19.

  • Jamestown's Abandonment

    Jamestown is abandoned and the colonial government was moved to the Middle Plantation of Williamsburg.