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First permanent English settlement -
First representative Assembly. Over time, necessary for all colonies to have some type of representative government -
Pilgrims establish in Massachusetts from england
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African slaves are brought to North America -
100 Men and Women set sail -
The first Thanksgiving celebrated -
Sought to reduce the influence of ritual and hierarchy James I
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Basis of Civil and criminal law until 18th century -
Aimed at Dutch. Goods could be imported only by English ships -
Certain enumerate articles produced in EMpire could only be shipped to England or to other British Colony -
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All European goods must pass through England -
Colonial merchants pay a duty on enumerated articles shipped from one colony to another
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Begins because Metacon was trying to keep his land from the English, but in 1675 they all banded together to get it (except Rhode Island).
Metacon was killed and the English won. -
Attempt to overthrow James II
Deafet of Monmouth's Army -
Coup to overthrow King James II in 1688, Established constitutional monarchy, 1689 English of Bill of RIghts
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Massachusetts now a royal colony
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The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than two hundred people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging
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Established admiralty courts