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Jamestown
Jamestown was settled, the first permanent US settlement. -
First refracting telescope
made by Hans Lippershey -
Period: to
Anglo-Powtan Wars
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First slaves brought to Jamestown
House of Burgesses meets for the first time. -
Plymouth colony is established
Mayflower Compact is signed. -
Navigation act
Restricted colonial trade to England and were meant to decrease dependence on foreign imported goods. Wanted to help the self-sufficiency of the new nation. -
Virginia legalized slavery
Any free person can own a slave. -
The making of New York
New Amsterdam is seized from Dutch and renamed -
Reflecting Telescope is invented
Made by Issac Newton -
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Bacons Rebellion
A group of colonists went around attacking the natives and claimed it as self-defense led by Nathaniel Bacon. -
Steam Pump is invented
Made by Thomas Savery.