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Journey to the New World
Three ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery carrying 104 settlers started a months long journey to the New World. -
Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown becomes the first English settlement, named after King James 1. -
Marriage Alliance of Pocahontas and John Rolfe
John Rolfe and Pocahontas are married in Jamestown. The union created peace between the colonists and the Powhatan and introduced the tobacco crop to America. -
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Thirty Years' War
A religious war between Protestants and Catholics in Central Europe. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first democratically elected leadership body in early America. -
Mayflower Compact
The first document drafted in the American colonies that established self-government. -
The Indian Massacre of 1622
The Powhatan Indian attack on the settlement of Jamestown that resulted in the deaths of 347 settlers. -
Virginia Slave Laws
Law of hereditary slavery enacted in Virginia stating that children born to an enslaved woman would inherit her slave status. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon's revolt against Governor Berkley that led to the burning of Jamestown. -
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Bloodless Revolution
Mary II and her husband William III depose May's father, James II, as king and assume the throne. -
First Paper Currency
Massachusetts issues first paper currency. -
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Salem Witch Trials
Early Massachusetts trial of more than 200 people accused of being witches.
