1600-1700

By madiidrakke

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown was settled, the first permanent US settlement.

  • First refracting telescope

    made by Hans Lippershey
  • Period: to

    Anglo-Powtan Wars

  • 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
  • Period: to

    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.