1600-1700

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    The first permanent English settlement in America.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River and the northeast coast.
  • New Netherland

    The Dutch colony, New Netherland is established.
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    The Thirty Years War

    The Thirty Years war was a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics.
  • The House of Burgesses

    The first representative assembly in America.
  • African Slaves

    The first African slaves arrive in Jamestown.
  • The Plymouth Colony

    This colony was established by Pilgrims from England in Massachusetts.
  • Boston

    Puritans discover the city of Boston.
  • Thomas Hooker

    Thomas Hooker establishes the Connecticut Colony.
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    The English Civil Wars

    The English Civil Wars were three distinct armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. These wars paved the way for the Glorious Revolution.

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