1600-1700

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  • Jamestown

    The first permanent settlement in the U.S.

  • The smallpox epidemic

    The smallpox epidemic wipes out 90% of the Native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area.

  • The House of Burgesse

    The first representative assembly in America.

  • Puritains start to establish

    The Puritans begin to establish a settlement in Plymouth. They also form the Mayflower Compact.

  • Incorporating cities

    York, Maine of the Massachusetts Colony become the first incorporated city in the American colonies.

  • Indian Rebellion

    In the last Indian rebellion in the region, two tribes of Indians attack the English at Jamestown, but their effort is unsuccessful.

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion causes the destruction of Jamestown. Nathanial Bacon leads the rebellion.

  • First paper money

    First paper money issued in North America by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.