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Virgnia Colony
The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virgnia. -
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Virgnia Colony
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Mayflower Compact
The pilgrims establish their own government, the basis of which was the Mayflower Compact, which they drafted on their journey to the New World on the Mayflower. -
The Great Migration
Mass migration of thousands of English people to the Americas that took place between 1630 and 1640. -
The Triangular Trade
The Triangular Trade was the trade that occured from England to Africa, Africa to the Americas, and the Americas back to England. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising in 1676-1677 against American Indians and the Colonial government in the Virginia Colony and Bacon's Declaration of the people. -
Formation of New England
King James II combines the Colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire, East Jersey and West Jersey into a single colony: The Dominion of New England. -
The French and Indian Wars
The series of battles stretching over a period of 75 years between Great Britain and France for the possesion of North America. -
The Salem Witchcraft Trials
The Salem Witchcraft Trials was when hysteria over the witchcraft accusations consumed Salem Village, Massachusetts. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a British Law that was designed to raise revenue from the American Colonies by a tax in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents. -
The Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 Thomas Jefferson presents the United States Declaration of Independence. A document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown.
