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Jamestown Establishment
First permanent English Settlement is established in the New World. -
John Role Recognizes Slave Arrival
First African Slaves arrive in the New World in August 1619. -
House of Burgesses
Representative, legislative body established in Jamestown. -
Pilgrims Arrive in the New World
The Mayflower arrives having carried the famed Pilgrims. -
John Winthrop delivers his "A City on a Hill" Sermon.
A famous speech that displayed Winthrop's desire to have New England as an example, set apart, for the rest of the World. -
Providence Settlement
Roger Williams created a settlement characterized by religious freedom. -
Virginia passes a slave inheritance law
Enslaved women's children now inherit the station of their mother--continual slavery. -
New York City
New Netherland is passed to England, resulting in a name change of New Amsterdam to New York, which was named after James, the Duke of York. -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was a peaceful coup--a peaceful seizing of power. It lasted from 1688 to 1689. -
Salem Witch Trials Begin.
Paranoia spread throughout Salem and its surrounding leading to the trials of men and women as witches.