1600-1700

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    1600-1700

  • Jamestown founded

    Jamestown founded

    The first esblished town in America, Jamestown, is born through many difficultes and hardships.
  • First African Slaves

    First African Slaves

    The beginning of a brutal and ruthless era of slavery in the new world begins with the first African slaves arriving in 1619.
  • Pilgrims Arrive on the Mayflower

    Pilgrims Arrive on the Mayflower

    Pilgrims take the famously known Mayflower to America, leading to the events of Thanksgiving.
  • Boston Founded by John Winthrop

    Boston Founded by John Winthrop

    Boston, one of the largest cities in the eastern seaboard, was founded in 1630 by a man named John Winthrop.
  • English take over New Amsterdam

    English take over New Amsterdam

    The English take over the city now known as New York. When the Dutch had control of it, it was called New Amsterdam.
  • Bacon´s Rebellion

    Bacon´s Rebellion

    Led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon's request to drive Native American Indians out of Virginia.
  • Pennsylvania Established

    Pennsylvania Established

    William Penn founds a new colony in hope to restore religious freedom for the Quakers in America.
  • First Paper Money Issued

    First Paper Money Issued

    The US government issues the first paper money, which will forever remain a staple of the United States economy.
  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

    A series of accusations and investigations insue in the town of Salem, where the possibility of witchcraft is analyzed.
  • Jamestown Abandoned

    Jamestown Abandoned

    Jamestown, the first established town in America, is abandoned and readapted after the courthouse goes into flames.