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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permeant English settlement in North America -
The Starving Time
The starving time was between the winter of 1609 and 1610 this was a time of food shortages , fractured leadership , and a siege by Powhatan Indian warriors . Which only 60 of the 500 colonists survived . -
First King James Bible
The first King James bible was published in London , England . Printed by Robert Barker -
Fur Trading
The Dutch use Manhattan as a fur trading center -
Capturing of Pocahontas
Samuel Argall captured the Native American princess in Passapatanzy , Virginia to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father . -
Marriage of Pocahontas
In Virginia , Pocahontas marries the English colonizer John Rolfe -
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Thirty Years War
This was a religious war , which mainly took place in the territory of Germany . Problems began between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire . The population of German states were decreased by 30 percent , population of the Czech lands declined by a third . The Swedish armies alone destroyed 2,000 castles , 18,000 villages and 1,500 towns in Germany . -
Slavery
Slavery was introduced to the British colonies . The first twenty slaves arrived in Jamestown in 1619 -
The Virginia House of Burgesses
This was the first lawmaking branch in the land controlled by Great Britain in North America -
The Battle of White Mountain
this battle is one of the 40 battles during the Thirty years war . An army of 15,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt was defeated by 27,000 men -
Arrival
The Mayflower ship lands at Cape Cod , Massachusetts with 101 colonists -
The Mayflower Compact
Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact , this was the first framework of government written and enacted in the territory -
The First Thanksgiving
Pilgrims celebrate their first successful Harvest in the Fall of 1621 by firing guns and cannons in Plymouth , Massachusetts -
Jamestown Massacre
First Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans in Jamestown , Virginia where 347 people were killed -
Temperance
the first American temperance law enacted in Virginia , this was to control alcohol consumption -
The Seize
Henry Spelman (an English adventurer) and 19 men who were with him were killed by Nacotchanks . The Natives seized their weapons and armor -
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The English Civil Wars
main causes were that King Charles' need for more money , the second would be religion due to King Charles' dislike of both the Puritans and the Catholics , last was the fight between Parliament and King Charles' -
Battle of Edgehill
This was the first battle of the English Civil War , both the King and Parliament raised large armies to gain their way by force of arms -
The Battle of Marston Moor
This was the largest battle of the English Civil War and marked a huge turning point , the victory handed York and the north to Parliament -
Battle of Naseby
this was the last battle of the English Civil War , a decisive victory of the Parliamentarians under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell over the royalists under King Charles l and his nephew Prince Rupert of the Rhine . -
The End of The Thirty years War
The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 ended the war , the map of Europe had been changed afterwards , the treaty was between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand lll and King Louis XIV of France the treaty was placed for sovereignty by drastically limiting the power of The Holy Roman Emperor -
The Navigation Act of 1663
The act required that most imports to the colonies must be transported through England on English ships -
The Staple Act of 1663
this was crafted by King Charles ll , the act was written for the purpose of increasing revenues from colonial trade for the crown and the other parties involed -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is founded by Quaker , William Penn -
King James ll
King James begins consolidating colonies of New England into a single Dominion
