1607-1773

By adamthewookie

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims left England.

  • Re-examination

    Europeans began to re-examine their world.

  • Fur Trade

    Fur trade was important to the economies of New Amsterdam.

  • The 105 colonists

    The first 105 colonist sent by the London company arrived in England.

  • Jamestown

    Colonist founded Jamestown

  • Pilgrims move to Netherlands

    Pilgrims moved to Netherlands.

  • John Smith

    John Smith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it.

  • 60 still alive

    60 colonist were sill alive.

  • New Netherland

    Dutch founded New Netherland

  • First Africans in Virginia

    Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virginia

  • Colonial legislature

    Virginians assembly was the first colonial legislature in North America.

  • Colony for Catholics

    George Calvert asked King Charles І for a charter to establish a colony in America for Catholics

  • The suffering economy

    England’s economy suffered.

  • Mayflower left England

    The Mayflower left England.

  • Mayflower Compact

    41 male passengers signed the Mayflower compact.

  • Samoset

    •Samoset walked into the colonist settlement.

  • Powhatan leader

    Colonist killed Powhatan leader. Starting battles bewteen then colony and the indians.

  • English crwon cancel

    English crown canceled the company’s charter

  • New Jamestown settlers

    New settlers arrived in Jamestown.

  • Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

  • Puritans in New England

    Charles granted a group of Puritans a charter to settle in New England

  • Puritans leave England

    A fleet of ships carrying Puritan colonist left England.

  • Charter issued to the son

    Charles issued a charter to Calvert’s son.

  • Colonists in Maryland

    A group of 200 English Catholics came to Maryland.

  • Thoms Hooker

    Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts to find Connecticut.

  • Fundamental Orders

    Hooker wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

  • Protestans in Maryland

    Protestants began moving to Maryland

  • General Court

    General Court became a two-house legislature.

  • schools issued

    General Courts of Massachusetts issued an order that a school be founded in every township of 50 families.

  • Long Slavery

    Africans in Virginia were being kept in long slavery.

  • colonist protesting taxes

    Poor colonist protested the higher taxes.

  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act was put into affect.

  • Land between Virginia and Forida

    Charles II gave much of the land between Virginia and Spanish Florida.

  • English Conquest

    English Conquest began.

  • New-new Amsterdam

    English captured the undefended colony of New Amsterdam.

  • New England vs Wampanoag

    Tension arose between New England and Wampanoag.

  • King Philip

    King Philip’s war erupted.

  • Indentured servents vs indians

    group of former indentured servants attacked some friendly Indians.

  • Conony of west New jersey

    King Charles II granted charter to William Penn to begin a colony west of New Jersey.

  • Penn owns south of Pennslyvania

    Duke Of York sold Penn a region to the south of Pennsylvania.

  • James II

    James II became king of England.

  • United colonies

    James II united the northern colonies under one government.

  • English BoR

    King James passed the English Bill of Rights.

  • Witch Trials

    Community conflicts in New England involved witchcraft trials.

  • Mercantilism

    England practiced mercantilism.

  • Massachusetts bay

    Massachusetts bay colony had expanded to include the Pilgrims Plymouth Rock.

  • Virgina established

    William and Mary established Virginia.

  • Trade restricions

    Trade restrictions continued.

  • Enlighten movement

    Enlighten movement was put into affect.

  • Enslaved Africans

    Enslaved Africans became the main source of labor.

  • Merchants

    English merchants were trading around the world.

  • Revolutions of religion and non religion

    Revolutions in both religious and non religious thought transformed western world.

  • North and South Carolinas

    Carolina split into North and South Carolina

  • Proprietary overthrown

    Proprietary government was overthrown.

  • Crown owns North and south America

    Crown purchased North and South America.

  • 20,00 slaves

    20,000 enslaved Africans were living in South Carolina

  • Revivals

    Ministers began holding revivals

  • Charter to Oglethorpe

    King George II granted a charter to Oglethorpe.

  • Molasses Act

    Molasses Act put into affect.

  • The City of Savannah

    Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah

  • John Peter Zenger

    Officials arrested John Peter Zenger for printing false statements.

  • The struggle for control

    France and Great Britain struggled for control of territory in North America.

  • Georgia is a royal colony

    British government made Georgia a royal colony.

  • British Military- fighting erupted

    Fighting erupted with the British military.

  • The defeat of washington

    Washington was defeated.

  • the begining of the seven year war

    Fighting began in Europe, leading up to the Seven Year’s War.

  • Turning point

    Turning point in the war.

  • Philly becomes a big colonial city

    Philadelphia became largest British colonial city.

  • Brittish Florida

    Britain received Florida.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763 issued.

  • Pontiac's Rebillion

    Pontiac’s Rebellion began.

  • The Sugar Act

    • Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which set duties on molasses and sugar imported to colonist

  • Adam and Otis

    Samuel Adams agreed with Otis.

  • first boycott in New York

    First colonial boycott started in New York.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act issued.

  • Resolutions to Virginia

    Patrick Henry presented a series of resolutions to Virginia House Of Burgesses.

  • The 9 delegates meet

    • Delegates from nine colonies met in New York

  • The Stamp Act replacement

    Parliament replaced the Stamp Act.

  • Townshed Act

    Townshed Act passed.

  • Samuel Adam's letter

    Samuel Adams wrote a letter arguing that the law violated the legal rights of citizens.

  • The Brittish in Boston

    British soldiers arrived in Boston.

  • Reading and Writing

    70% of men and 45% of woman could read and right.

  • The Boston Massacre

    Tension Exploded.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act passed by Parliament

  • Boston Tea Party

    Ships loaded with tea entered Boston Harbor.

  • Coercive Act

    Coercive Act Passed.

  • Delaware is still part of Pennsylvania.

    Delaware remained part of Pennsylvania until 1776.