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Jamestown is founded
Colonists establish the first lasting British settlement in the new world, at Jamestown -
Samuel de Champlain discovers Quebec for French fur trade
Quebec is founded by Samuel de Champlain as a centre for the French fur trade. Increases trade between the French and the Indians -
First Telescope invented
Hans Lippershey invents the first refracting telescope. -
Hudson River Discovery
Henry Hudson travels with his crew up the coast of the Atlantic into what we know as Manhattan naming the river after himself. -
Tobacco becomes cash crop
The first successful commercial crop was cultivated in Virginia in 1612 by Englishman John Rolfe. Within seven years, it was the colony's largest export. Over the next two centuries, the growth of tobacco as a cash crop fueled the demand in North America for slave labor. -
Pocahontas is captured by colonists
The American Indian princess Pocahontas is taken hostage by Jamestown colonists in the first Anglo-Powhatan war -
Fist African Slaves
The first African slaves are brought to the New World in Jamestown, -
The earliest human-powered submarine invented.
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Mayflower compact signed
The Mayflower Compact was signed on the Mayflower before settling in Virginia. -
William Oughtred invents a slide ruler.
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Pequot War
The Pequot War was an armed conflict between in New England between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies -
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King Phillips War
King Philip's War was an armed conflict between the Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies. -
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Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley because he failed to address the demands of the colonists regarding their safety. -
Salem Witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts
