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Plymouth Company
First major joint stock company established -
Maine
100 men sent to establish colony in Maine -
Jamestown
First permanent English Settlement -
France
first French ships arrive in New World and establish New France -
James 1
James 1st claims rule by divine right -
Santa Fe
Santa Fe is established -
Tobacco
John Rolfe planted sweeter tobacco in Virginia -
Women Arrive in New world
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Slaves
First African slaves arrive in the new world -
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Plymouth colony
Plymouth colony sets sail, forms Mayflower compact, and settles Plymouth colony -
Good Friday Assault
Indians attack settlers -
Dutch
Henry Hudson established first Dutch colony in America -
Royal Colonies
King terminated its charters and made all colonies royal colonies -
Charles 1st
two revolutions brought upon by Puritans -
Maryland Founded
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House of Assemble founded
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John Winthrop creates Bodies of Liberty
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Puritan revolution
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Peter Stuyversant
Peter Stuyversant arrives in New Holland -
Navigation act of 1651
Act aimed at Dutch trade -
Navigation act of 1660
resources had to go straight from NA to England -
Bacon's Rebellion
Farmer rebellion against the governor of Virginia -
Virginia recognizes slavery
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navigation act of 1663
goods to the new world had to go through England first -
John Locke
Fundamental conditions of Carolina written -
Maryland creates first slave legislature
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Baptism did not change status of slaves law
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plantation duty act of 1673
Tax on goods shipped between the colonies -
King Phillips War
War between colonies and the natives -
New Hampshire created
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Monmouth's rebellion
Attempt to overthrow James 2nd -
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Glorious Revolution
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English Bill of Rights
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Virginia bans interracial marriage
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Charter of 1691
Massachusetts become a royal colony -
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Massachusetts witch trials
