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Jamestown Established
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Santa Fe, New Mexico Settled by Spanish
Settled by conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta in 1609 -
William Shakespeare Died
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Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought largely within the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1648. ... This divided the Empire into Lutheran and Catholic states, but over the next 50 years the expansion of Protestantism beyond these boundaries gradually unestablished Imperial authority. -
African Slaves Brought to Jamestown
African slaves were brought into Jamestown for the tobacco crops -
Plymouth Colony Established
Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod, is founded by the Pilgrim, whose example is followed by other English Puritans in New England. -
Indian Massacre of 1622
Attack on the settlements of the Virginia Colony by the tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy under their leader Opchanacanough and his brother Opitchapam resulting in the deaths of 347 colonists. -
Peter Minuit Buys Manhattan
Minuit is credited with purchasing the island of Manhattan from the Native Americans in exchange for traded goods valued at 60 guilders. -
Boston Established by John Winthrop
Boston was founded in 1630 by English Puritans fleeing religious persecution. On 29 March 1630, a fleet of 11 ships carrying 700 people sailed from England to Massachusetts. They were led by John Winthrop -
English Seize New Amsterdam
English seize New Amsterdam city and colony and rename it New York -
French Claim Louisiana Territory
French claimed what came to be known as the Louisiana Territory or “La Louisiane,” an immense parcel of land named in honor of King Louis XIV. Engineers designed 66 squares of a walled village, naming the streets after French royalty. "New France"