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1600-1700 American Era

By Ruthie O.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Jamestown first founded by London Enterprise
  • The First Tobacco Crop

    The First Tobacco Crop

    John Rolfe first planted tabaco in Virginia
  • The Virginia House of Burgesses Holds Its First Democratic Meeting

    The Virginia House of Burgesses Holds Its First Democratic Meeting

    Virginia Colonists created the first colonies' first representative Assembly
  • The First African Slaves

    The First African Slaves

    The first set of African slaves are brought into Jamestown on slave ships. They were mainly used to work on tobacco farms
  • The Draft of the Mayflower Compact and Plymouth Colony

    The Draft of the Mayflower Compact and Plymouth Colony

    The Mayflower sails to America from Plymouth with 102 passengers.
  • The Powhatan Confederacy Nearly Wipes out Jamestown Colony

    The Powhatan Confederacy Nearly Wipes out Jamestown Colony

    There were many wars between the English and Indians over land. It also set deals for trade between the two groups
  • Charles II is crowned King of England

    Charles II is crowned King of England

    Charles reign is known as the restoration era
  • King Phillips War Starts

    King Phillips War Starts

    One of the major wars against the Native Americans
  • William Penn Founds Pennsylvania Colony

    William Penn Founds Pennsylvania Colony

    William Penn and the Quakers founded Pennsylvania for religious reasons
  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

    During this time, Puritans held Witch trails burning anyone who were suspected with witchcraft
  • French Settlers move to America

    French Settlers move to America

    The French went to America to set a fur trade post