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Jamestown
Jamestown becomes the first English Settlement in North America in what would later be Virginia -
Pilgrims
The Pilgrims, a group of Puritans fleeing religious persecution in England land in Plymouth, Mass. -
First Slaves Arrive
First African American slaves arrive in the New World aboard a trading ship flying the Dutch flag. -
Pequot War
The Pequot War was a short war fought between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of other New England Native American tribes and colonists in Mass. It ended in a decisive victory for the colonists. -
New Sweden
New Sweden become incorporated in the Dutch colony of New Netherland -
New York and New Jersey
New York and New Jersey are established as new colonies in the New World. -
Bacon's Rebellion
A rebellion in the colony of Virginia after the people were denied to permission to obtain additional Native American land -
English Bill of Right
The English Bill of Rights is passed that will later be used as a model for our own Bill of Rights. -
Salem Witch Trials
A series of events in which hundred were publicly tried of witchcraft. Many were hung in public executions which were crowd-drawing spectacles.