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Sir Walter Raleigh Expedition
Sir Walter Raleigh established the failed English colony on Roanoke Island in the Americas -
Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
The first Englishman to land on the New England coast exploring and later naming the Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. -
Virginia Company of London
A joint-stock-company founded and granted a Royal Charter by James I. -
Jamestown Founded
The first permanent English settlement established in southeast Virginia -
Henry Hudson Expedition
English explorer Henry Hudson's first successful voyage to the Americas, later exploring the Delaware Bay and Hudson River. -
Henry Hudson 2nd Voyage
Upon the Discovery, Hudson sets sail for America again and discovered Hudson Bay. -
Map of Virgina
Captain John Smith publishes the first detailed map of the Chesapeake Bay region. -
Pocahontas Married
Pocahontas marries colonist John Rolfe -
The House of Burgesses
The first representative assembled in America meets for the first time in Virginia. -
The Plymouth Colony
First colony established by Pilgrims from England in Massachusetts -
Beginning of the Indian War
Jamestown is attacked by Powhatan and the colonies begin the plunge into a long war. -
New Amsterdam Founded
Established by the Dutch West India Company -
King James 1 Dies
Replaced by Charles I. -
Plymoth Colony Trading
The Plymouth Colony for the first time. -
Massachusetts Bay Established
King Charles I signs a royal charter establishing the Massachusetts Bay. -
Immigration Wave from England
The Winthrop Fleet, led by John Winthrop. -
First Town Government Organized
The first town government is organized in the city of Dorchester. -
War between Plymouth, Saybrook, Pequot Indians
War begins after the death of New England trader John Oldham. -
Governments Created throughout the Colonies
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, describing the government set up by towns. -
The New England Confederation
Known as the United Colonies of New England, a confederation of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Plymouth, and New Hampshire -
Narragansett Indians Peace Treaty
This ended four years of warfare. -
King Charles I Executed
Executed for high treason -
Maryland New Government
Maryland is allowed to have a bicameral legislature by order of Lord Baltimore. -
Maine in Massachusetts Bay Boundaries
Massachusetts general court rules that the territory of Maine lies within the boundaries ending Maine's immediate hopes of independence. -
Quakers
Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans whip, imprison and banish the first Quakers to arrive in the colony. -
Quaker Meetings
The legislation bars Quakers from holding their services. -
Quaker Persecution
After a royal edict requires the Massachusetts authorities to release imprisoned Quakers and return them to England. -
Maryland Mandating Law
Lifetime servitude for black slaves. -
New Amsterdam to New York
After Governor Peter Stuyvesant's surrender to English forces. -
English tightened Slave Law
State laws allowing conversion and residence without freeing the slaves -
Hudson Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company is chartered. -
Marquette and Joliet Expedition
Traveling 2500 miles from Lake Michigan down the Mississippi to the Arkansas River. -
Massachusetts War with the Indians
The Massachusetts settlements of Deerfield experience the first of three raids from the Indians -
King Philip's War
It begins when King Philip leads an attack in retaliation for the Plymouth colony's execution of three Wampanoag tribe members. -
Sir Edmond Andros Peace Treaty
Sir Edmond Andros makes peace after King Philip was betrayed and killed. -
Pennsylvania Founded
William Penn receives a charter for land on which he will found Pennsylvania. -
William Penn Peace Treaty
Penn and Native Americans negotiate a peace treaty at Shackamaxon under what is called the Treaty Elm -
Massachusetts Bay Colony Revoked Charter
This ends the requirement of church membership for voting. -
Governor Edmund Andros Abusement of Power
Limited the number of town meetings in New England, place militia under his direct control, and forced Puritans and Anglicans to worship together in the Old South Church. -
Governor Andros Stands Trial
Ordered back to England to stand trial, and the colonies reestablish their previous systems of government. -
French and Indian War Begins
Called King William's War. Areas are burned by French and Native Americans and Massachusetts colonists capture Port Royal. -
The College of William and Mary is founded.
The second college is founded. -
Witchcraft Uncovered
Massachusetts general court expresses official repentance for the witchcraft trials. -
The Peace Treaty at Casco Bay
Brought hostilities between the Abenaki Indians and the Massachusetts colony to an end. -
Colonies Population Increase
The Anglo population reaches 275,000.
