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  • First Charter was Created

    First Charter was Created
    On April 10, 1606, King James I of England issued the First Virginia Charter which created the Virginia Company. It authorized eight Englishmen to colonize "that part of America commonly called Virginia". This is what started the Colonial America Time Period.

  • North America Exploration

    In 1609, Henry Hudson explores North America which is sponsored by the Dutch East India Company.

  • Dutch colonists from settlements in new Amsterdam

    Dutch colonists from settlements in new Amsterdam
    Dutch colonists form settlements in New Amsterdam and by the 1620s, elsewhere in New Netherlands.

  • Slaves

    Slaves
    Slavery started to begin in the colonies, as twenty Africans were brought by a Dutch ship to Jamestown for sale as indentured servants.

  • Netherlands settled

    Netherlands settled
    Eventually, New Netherlands became New York and was settled by the Dutch. They were referred to Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit.

  • Virginia was made a colony

    Virginia was made a colony
    In 1624, Virginia was converted into a royal colony.

  • The dutch arrive in new York

    Dutch colonists, sponsored by the Dutch West India Company arrive in New York. The Virginia Company charter is revoked in London and Virginia is declared a Royal colony.

  • Military of the Dutch

    The Dutch's military forces take over New York from the British.

  • Treaty

    The Treaty of Westminster came back to Dutch colonies to the English.