1600-1700

  • Jamestown Founded

    Jamestown founded in Virginia
  • Santa Fe Founded

    Santa Fe established in New Mexico by Spain
  • Dutch Settle Manhattan

    The Dutch establish a fur trading center on Manhattan Island, what will become New Amsterdam and later New York City.
  • Tobacco

    John Rolfe Harvests tobacco leading to large changes in European economy and lifestyle.
  • The House of Burgesses Established

    The House of Burgesses meets as the first representative assembly in America.
  • First African Slaves

    First African slaves brought to Jamestown
  • Mayflower lands at Plymouth

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts with Puritans and Separatists on board
  • Indian Massacre of 1622

    Native peoples massacred. Also known as the Jamestown Massacre
  • English Civil War

    Civil war in England breaks out
  • Pennsylvania Founded

    William Penn receives charter to found Pennsylvania
  • Salem Witch Trials

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