1600-1700

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  • Jamestown founded

    The settlement was founded and started the first colony

  • Tobacco Crop

    First tobacco crop planted in America

  • House of Burgesses

    The house of burgesses was created and was the first representative assembly in the united states

  • First African Slaves

    The first African Slaves arrive in the colonies to work plantations and tobacco fields

  • plymouth colony

    plymouth colony was founded

  • First Navigation Act

    In 1651, the first navigation act was passed by England.

  • Virginia Colonist

    Virginia reaches 40,000 colonist in there population

  • New York

    Colonist get New Amsterdam colony and rename it New York

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Nathaniel Bacon forms a rebellion to try and steal land from natives

  • Salem witch trials

    In the town of Salem, Massachusetts women were accused and tried for witchcraft