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Jamestown, VA founded
The Virginia company of London founded Jamestown, VA. It was the first permanent English settlement in America. -
Dutch Find New Netherlands
The Dutch founded the colony of New Netherlands, which included parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. -
Slavery Begins in America
A Dutch ship brought African slaves to Jamestown, Virginia. -
Mayflower Compact
Document written by the passengers of the Mayflower, who were fleeing from religious persecution from King James of England. The ship consisted of 102 people. -
Beginning of American Indian Wars
The American Indian wars began in 1622 and lasted until 1924. -
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Beaver Wars
The Beaver wars is also know as the French and Iroquois War. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded
The colony of Massachusetts Bay was founded by 1,000 English Puritans. -
Maryland Colony Founded
Cecil Calvert, the 2nd Lord of Baltimore founded the Maryland Colony. -
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Founded by Roger Williams
The colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations were founded by Roger Williams in 1636. It was a British colony. -
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Pequot War
A war which took place in New England between Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies. -
Connecticut Colony Founded
The Connecticut colony was founded by Thomas Hooker in 1636. He led 100 people there. -
Delaware Colony Founded
The colony of Delaware was founded by Peter Minuit and the New Sweden Company in 1638. -
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Third Anglo-Powhatan War
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Peach Tree War
Peach Tree War was an attack by the Susquehannock Nation and allied Native Americans targeted on several New Netherland settlements. -
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Esopus War
The Esopus War was between the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians and the New Netherlands colony between 1659 and 1663. -
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Second Anglo-Dutch War
The English capture New Amsterdam, which leads to the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch war in 1665. -
Treaty of Breda
The Treaty of Breda is signed on July 31, 1667, and New Amsterdam is ceded to England. -
Charles Town Founded
Charles Town was founded in South Carolina in 1670 -
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King Phillip's War
King Phillips war was between 1675 and 1676 and was between the Indians of New England and New England colonists. -
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Pueblo Revolt
A battle between the Pueblo people and the Spanish for the land of New Mexico. Resulted in the death of 400 Spanish people and for the remainder of the Spanish people to leave New Mexico. -
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King Williams War
Fought Largely between the French and British. -
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Leisler’s Rebellion
German American merchant Jacob Leisler obtains power of the south part of the New York Colony from 1689 to 1691. -
Treaty of Ryswick
Ended the King Williams War.