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Port Royal
The French established ports in Port Royal launching their trade expeditions -
Peach in the Waters
King James of England and the Spanish made peace putting an end to pirating. -
Jamestown Found
Englishman sailed up the James River and founded what was known as Jamestown -
Quebec Colony
Established by Samuel de Chaplain a French Colony -
Dutch Search for Northwest Passage
Dutch commission Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage -
Santa Fe
First European settlement in South West -
Tobbacco
Jamestown sent their first cargo of tobacco to England -
Virginia Company
established by the House of Burgesses -
West India Company
Netherlands chartered the Dutch West India Company -
Indians Attack Settlers
The Powhatan Indians launched an attack in colonists in Virginia killing 350 colonists. -
English Revolution
caused colonies to reconsider if they wanted to be ruled by the crown. -
Act of 1651
All English colonial merchants must ship all goods to England in English Ships. -
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Bacon Rabellion
stated over a man owing money to some Indians when he did not pay they stole his pig. -
Protestantism is Not Illegal
The French colonies made it illegal to be anything but a Catholic in their land. -
Glorious Revolution
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Paper Money
Massachusetts became the first place in the Western World to issue paper bills to be used as money -
Decree of Sanctuary
Spanish king made Decree of Sanctuary, slaves fleeing English colonists who agreed to be Catholic could live freely in their land.