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King James I approved the company that works towards establishing settlements on the coast of North America.
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First permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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New France Colony that became a fur trading enterprise.
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While looking for the Northwest Passage, Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River.
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First permanent English settlement in the southwest.
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Wiped out almost 90% of the Native American population in the region.
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This marriage formed a peace between Jamestown settlers and Powhatan Indians.
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John Rolfe plants first tobacco plant in Jamestown.
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Virginia Company established the first legislative assembly in the colonies.
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Dutch slave ships sold slaves to Virginian colonists.
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Since some of the colonies proved success, families began moving over promised a new life. Women and children joined the men who first settled.
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One of the earliest colonies founded by the English in America.
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Established colonies in North America for the Netherlands.
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Thus ending the peace with the Jamestown settlers.
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Opechancanough launched a surprise attack that killed over 350 colonists.
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The first Dutch permanent settlement was organized.
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King of England from his father's, King James I, death in 1625, till his exectution for treason in 1649.
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New England Colony. Original English settlement, settled by 1,000 Puritan refugees who wanted to be free.
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WInthrop describes his expectation for the Massachusetts Bay colony by using a biblical analogy.
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20,000 Puritans coming to New England.
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Settlers arrived and bought land from Native Americans.
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New England Colony. One of the original thirteen colonies. Dutch established their first trading post in the Connecticut River Valley.
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New England Colony founded by Roger Williams.
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Armed conflict between New England settlers and the Pequot tribe. Settlers eliminated and defeated the Indian tribe.
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General Laws of Massachusetts containing 100 liberties.
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Governor Willem Kieft attacked the Lenape population to ensure obediance of the Indians to the Dutch. The Indians, however, fought until the New Amserdam settlers fired for peace.
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Conflict between Charles I and Parliament sparked an split between civilians. There were those who sided with Charles: Royalists; and others who sided with Parliament: Parliamentarians.Parliment won, resulting in the beheading of Charles I.
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Law passed in Virginia forcing African women to partake in field labor.
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Basis of civil and criminal law until 18th century.
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Leveled an economic embargo on the rebelling colonies, forcing them to accept Parliament’s authority.
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Compelled merchants in every colony to ship goods directly to England in English ships.
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Certain enumerate articles produced in Empire could only be shipped to England or to another British colony.
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All European goods must pass through England.
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States that slaves will be slaves for life, as will their children.
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Colonial merchants pay a duty on enumerated articles shipped from one colony to another.
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Conclicts between Esopus/Lenape Indians and New Netherlands settlers over territorial interests. The Dutch struggled to beat the Indians, warning the English of Indian power.
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One of the bloodiest conflicts in history. Last major effort of Native Americans to drive away English settlers and keep them from expanding.
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Armed rebellion against Governor Berkeley's rule lead by Nathaniel Bacon. Worried the white, ruling classs because it demonstrates an organized uprising of slaves trying to overthrow their masters.
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Charles II seperated New Hampshire from Massachusetts.
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James Scott (an illigitamate son of Charles II) attempted to overthrow King James II, but he was defeated.
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Bloody fight to overthrow James II. Ended absolutism and established constitutional monarch, influencing North Amerca and the Constitution.
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Fear of witchcraft lead to accusations as well as exections of those believed to be witches.
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Established admiralty courts.