American History 2: 1600-1700 By agursky Feb 13, 1604 King James I grants 2 charters Feb 13, 1607 Virginia Company of London founds Jamestown, VA Feb 13, 1608 De Champlain Feb 13, 1609 Hudson founds 2 posts for Dutch Feb 13, 1612 Jamestown: John Rolfe makes an important discovery Feb 13, 1619 Jamestown: House of Burgess founded, private land ownership instituted. Feb 13, 1620 WB leads Pilgrims. Land at Cape Cod, sign Mayflower Compact Feb 13, 1622 Jamestown: Native American Massacre Feb 13, 1624 Jamestown: King James revokes charter, makes it a colony. Revokes all rights. Feb 13, 1629 Puritans charter Mass Bay Company led by JW Feb 13, 1632 Maryland founded by GC as refuge for Catholics Feb 13, 1636 Roger Williams founds Providence Feb 13, 1636 TH founds Hartford Feb 13, 1638 AH founds Portsmouth Feb 13, 1639 Fundamental Orders of CT Feb 13, 1639 JD founds New Haven Feb 13, 1644 RW combines Providence and Portsmouth into RI Feb 13, 1649 MD: CC approves Act of Religous Toleration Feb 13, 1662 Charter combines New Haven and Hartford into CT Feb 13, 1663 Charters granted to 8 noblemen to found Carolinas Feb 13, 1664 Duke of York with RN took NY from Dutch Feb 13, 1674 Bacon's Rebellion Feb 13, 1675 King Philips War Feb 13, 1677 New Hampshire founded bc MA became too crowded Feb 13, 1681 WP founds Pennsylvania (includes Delaware) Feb 13, 1684 Mass Charter revoked Feb 13, 1685 James and N granted 2 groups charter to NJ Feb 13, 1685 Charles II dies, succeeded by James Feb 13, 1688 Glorious Revolution in England Feb 13, 1691 Mass Charter renewed Feb 13, 1692 Salem Witch Trials