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The Importation of 1.3 Million African Slaves
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Rule of James 1
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Plymouth Company Founded
A joint stock company, sent 100 men to establish a colony in Maine. Failed in just a year. -
London Compnay
Another joint stock company, granted north carolina to new york. -
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John Smith, first president of Jamestown
Sent home detailed accounts of journey and happenings. Ruled firmly but fairly. Was wounded in a gunpowder explosion in 1609. -
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Jamestown (until charter ends)
Founded by the London Company. Most settlers were after Gold, and didn't know how to farm. Lack of preparation led to starvation and conflicts with Native Americans.
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France Establishes Quebec
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Henry Hudson Commissioned to Explore Northwest Passage
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Spanish Established Santa Fe
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Tobacco Introduced to Jamestown
John Rolfe introduced a new breed of tobacco to American soil, and it quickly became a cash crop. -
Women arrive in Jamestown
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Africans arrive in Jamestown
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House of Burgesses Established in Jamestown
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Mayflower Arrives at Plymouth
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William Bradford Governs Plymouth
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Good Friday Assault
Chief Opechancanough led assault against Jamestown. -
First Permanent Dutch Settlement
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Rule of Charles 1
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Maryland Founded
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Anne Hutchinson
Followed John Cotton to Massachusetts. Led devotional meetings and was eventual banished and excommunicated. -
Thomas Hooker Establishes Connecticut
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Body of Liberties
A document containing 100 liberties, considered to be the precursor to the Law of Massachusetts and State Constitution. -
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Puritan Revolution
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Peter Stuyvesant finds New Amsterdam in terrible condition
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Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts
Basis of civil and criminal law until 18th Century -
Navigation Act of 1651
Required vessels trading with New World to be english -
Navigation Act of 1660
Said that products from the new world had to be shipped to/from england or english colonies -
Staple Act of 1663
Anything coming to the new world had to go through England except horses, wine and salt. -
First Slave-Oriented Legislature in Maryland
Slaves are slaves for life. -
Plantation Duty Act
This was a tax on goods being traded from one colony to another. -
King Phillip's War
A war between the English and Native Americans. It was one of the bloodiest wars of the time, and devastated the Native Americans of southern New England. -
Bacon's Rebellion
An english governor named Sir William Berkeley refuses to defend Virginia from Indian attacks, prompting a colonist rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon. England quelled the rebellion by sending an army of 1,000 soldiers. -
Monmouth's Revolution
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Dominion of New England
An organization of New England colonies into a single administrative unit. It was a train wreck. -
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Glorious Revolution
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Salem Witch Trials
Two little girls lead an entire community into a wild frenzy of finger pointing, the justice system breaks down, 140 are indicted, 26 convicted and 20 are executed. -
Navigation Act of 1696
Further restricted colonial trade.