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Port Royal Established
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The Virginia Company Established
Sought to find gold and silver in the New World. In addition sought a navigable river and establish an Indian trading network. -
Formation of the Virginia Company
King James I approved the formation of the Virginia Company, naming it after the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth. -
Founding of Jamestown
First permanent English colony in the United States. Located in the Powhatan Confederacy. Terrible location due to poor soil conditions and brackish water. -
Quebec was founded.
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Henry Hudson
The Dutch commissioned Henry Hudson to discover the Northwest Passage. -
Virginia's First Tobacco Crop
John Rolfe planted the first tobacco crops in Virginia, sending the final product to Virginia. This paved the way for the colonies to be come the United States. -
West India Company
The Netherlands commissioned the West India Company to establish colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, and North America. -
Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from Munsee Indians
Though Peter paid for Manhattan land, he probable paid the wrong Indians therefor there was trouble with the Munsee Indians. -
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Great Migration
20 thousand Puritans migrated to new England. -
English Revolution
During the 1640's English Revolution, the colonies remained neutral to avoid being drug into the war. -
First Colony African Marriage
New Amsterdam (modern-day New York City) was built by slaves. In 1641, the first African marriage took place in the colony. -
The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina that was coauthored by John Locke the philosopher, legalized slavery from the beginning. -
France criminalized Protestantism
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Decree of Sanctuary
The King of Spain issued a decree giving English colony slaves freedom in exchange for a conversion to Catholicism and an oath of loyalty to Spain.
