1600-1700

  • Jamestown was founded

    • English settled in the New World
    • John Smith was leader
  • Starving Time

    • winter so bad there was no food
    • people resorted to canibalism
    • 60 settlers left after the starving time
  • Dutch slave ship sold 20 slaves to colonists

    • number of slaves increased
    • slaves were free labor
  • House of Burgesses

    • first real government for the colonies
  • Maryland Toleration Act

    • tolerate religion
    • quakers were first to speak out against slavery
  • Navigation Act

    • Only British ships can bring goods into Britain
    • American colonies can only sell their goods to England including tobacco and sugar
    • colonists got mad which led to a revolution
  • King Phillips War

    King Phillips dad was leader of the Wanpanog tribe, then he died. Philip takes over and is very aggressive towards pilgrims. He destroyed their community and there were little battles here and there. Pilgrims formed an army, captured King Philip, beheaded him, and put his head on a stick outside of there camp.
  • Bacon's rebellion

    Nathan Bacon was a smaller farmer. he wanted more land, so he talked to the governor about taking over the natives land. The governor said no, so he accidentally attacked a nice tribe and the king was very upset. The significance of this was that the slave #'s increased
  • Bill of Rights

    • limited power of the King and Queen
    • established what Parliament was going to do
  • New Law Created

    • Virginia slaves accused of capital crime can't have right to trial by jury