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Jamestown Settlers reach Chesapeake Bay
The Virginia Company raised stocks to pay for the establishment of the colony. -
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The Starving Time
This time was for a whole year, caused by the Indians locking them in their fort with nothing to live off of -
Slave Trade begins in North America- first slaves arrive on mainland of North America
The slaves were brought over to work on Plantations -
House of Burgesses was created
There were 22 burgesses they all met together bet eventually they met separately, -
Pilgrims settle Plymouth Bay
They moved to have religious freedoms. -
First Thanksgiving: Pilgrims/Squanto/Wampanoag Indians
Squanto helped make a good harvest with the colonist so they shared the harvest in one big feast. -
Dutch settle New Netherland
They settled there because of the large waterways which would be good for fur trade. -
Puritans settle Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Puritans moved and settled for religious freedoms. -
Roger Williams settles Rhode Island
He was banished from the Puritans so he left and settled Rhode Island -
Thomas Hooker settles Connecticut Colony
He disagreed with the politics so he left and settled the Hartford colony -
Anne Hutchinson is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony
She went south and founded the town of Portsmouth -
Virginia House of Burgesses begin to meet separately
They started to have meetings without the governor. -
Navigation Acts first passed
They kept the colonists from trading with anyone else -
Last Navigation Act is passed
This was the last act to be passed in the series of laws -
New Netherland becomes New York
The duke of york backed up their claim forcibly and made New Netherlands into New York -
William Penn settles Pennsylvania Colony
He was a Quaker who wanted peace and diversity -
Salem Witch Trials
They were a series of trails in an attempt to bring an end to witches -
The First Great Awakening begins
It was the first national event shared by the colonies -
James Oglethorpe settles Georgia Colony
He wanted a place where people in debtors prison could go and have a fresh start -
Stono Rebellion
It was a slave rebellion the took place in the colony of South Carolina