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Jamestown was founded
It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. -
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Smallpox
Smallpox wipes out 90% of Native Americans in the Massachusett Bay area. -
House of Burgesses
First representative assembly, the House of Burgesses, held in America is elected in Jamestown. -
The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown.
The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown. The first Africans to reach the colonies that England was struggling to establish were a group of about 20 enslaved people who arrived near Jamestown. -
Mayflower
Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the Mayflower. -
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Navigation Act
All foreign goods for the colonies had to be shipped by Britain so they could tax them, and some colonial products had to go to England first and then were shipped elsewhere. -
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Bacon Rebellion
An armed rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley. -
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Salem Witch Trial
People claimed that witches were among them, and over 200 people were caused and 30 were found guilty of being a witch.