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Founding of Jamestown
America's first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607 -
Power of the Purse Pequot Wars
a war between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe. -
First Navigation Act
designed to tighten the government's control over trade between England, its colonies, and the rest of the world. -
Half-way Covenant
A form of partial church membership created by New England in 1662 (exact date not known) -
King Phillip's War
Last major effort by the Native Americans of southern New England to drive out the English settlers. -
Bacon's Rebellion
An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Salem Witch Trials
a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts -
Zenger Trial
The trial of John Peter Zenger, a New York printer, was an important step toward this most precious freedom for American colonists. John Peter Zenger was a German immigrant who printed a publication called The New York Weekly Journal. -
Albany Plan of Union
a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government -
Seven Year's War
A global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
A war waged by Indians of the Great Lakes region against British rule after the French and Indian War. -
Founding of Massachusetts
It was founded by John Winthrop, Thomas Dudley, and other non-separatist Puritans. The Puritans wanted to create a colony where they would be free to practice their religion. -
Great Migration
The movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West.
