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Roanoke island
First English colony is established at Roanoke Island, North Carolina. By 1590, the colony had mysteriously disappeared. -
James town
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America founded by John Smith and the Virginia Company of London. -
The House of Burgesses,
The House of Burgesses, the first representative government in the New World is founded in Jamestown. -
The first thank giving
The First Thanksgiving is held at Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam, which would later become New York City, is founded. -
Roger Williams establishes the colony of Providence
Roger Williams establishes the colony of Providence in order to practice a purer form of Christianity. Curiously, he welcomes settlers who practice other religions as well. -
King philip's war
War between Puritan settlers and Wampanoag Indians under Metacom (King Philip) breaks out in Massachusetts in what came to be known as King Philip’s War. -
Fall of Montreal
Fall of Montreal (1760) - The city of Montreal falls to the British led by Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst. The fighting is nearly over in the American colonies. -
The British parliament passed the Townshend Acts
1767 – The British parliament passed the Townshend Acts [named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer] which imposed taxes on common products imported to the Colonies like paper, tea and glass. The Colonial assemblies reiterated by condemning taxation without representation. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre in 1770, the time when British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists resulting to 5 deaths, signaled the outbreak of the American Revolution.