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1600-1700

  • Traders established Nova Scotia

    Traders established Nova Scotia

  • The Virginia Company was Established

    The Virginia Company was Established

    It was established by James I and named after Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen.
  • Queen Elizabeth Died

    Queen Elizabeth Died

  • Treaty of London

    Treaty of London

    King James made peace with Spain
  • Jamestown, Virginia Founded

    Jamestown, Virginia Founded

    This would become the first permanent English colony in North America.
  • Samuel de Champlain founded present day Quebec City

    Samuel de Champlain founded present day Quebec City

  • 1st permanent European settlement in the Southwest

    1st permanent European settlement in the Southwest

  • Dutch West India Company founded

    Dutch West India Company founded

  • Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan

    Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan

  • The Colony's 1st African Marriage

    The Colony's 1st African Marriage

    The D'Angola marriage is the first recorded marriage between blacks in New Amsterdam.
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    King Phillip's War

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    Bacon's Rebellion

  • Sir Isaac Newton Discovered Gravity

    Sir Isaac Newton Discovered Gravity

  • Massachusetts used the 1st paper money

    Massachusetts used the 1st paper money