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Oct 30, 1492
Columbus makes it to the New World
Columbus reaches the new world thinking it was a new route to the Indies. He would go to his grave beleive this false fact. -
Apr 1, 1539
Francisco de Coronado
Francisco Coronado lead the first group of spanish explorers to explore the southwerstern part of america. They were looking for rumored Cities of Gold. -
Apr 1, 1580
Tobacco introduced
Tobacco is introduced in england. this will latter help many colonies succed! -
New France begins
Samuel de Champlain starts the begining of what would become a french monoploy of the northern fur trade. He establishes Port Royal in the bay of fundy, which becomes a huge trading post. -
Jamestown
James town is the first real attempt by the english to create a long lasting colony in the new world. At first it fails but as it continues it thrives -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first from of government in the new colonies outside of the kings rule. The poeple of the virgina colony voted for the people who would make their laws. -
The mayflower
The famous pilgriam ship sails to the new world to excape religious prosacution. -
Maryland
King Charles grants 10 million acres to the calvert family. The lord of baltimore names his settlement after the princes Henrrieta Maria. -
Natives KIlled
The natives had to finally let the puritains push them farther back from the coast because a devasting epidemic of small poxs. -
Pequot War
The Pequot Natives fought back settlers from stealing their land in eastern connecticut. -
New Tech.
The printing press being in boston helped to delelop the colony into a much more advanced culture. -
Religious decline
The half way convent was set up by the puritains to try and increase numbers in the church. All religions faced alot of decline around this time. -
King Philips War
All started because Plymouth Magistrates arrested and killed three Pokanoket men. All of new england fought in the war -
Bacon's Rebelion
A back country settler named Nathaniel Bacon. He wanted to push back the virginian people because they were pushing him and natives off their land. -
A new Colony
William Penn founds Pennsylvania. It becomes a place where Quakers can practice freely. -
Culpeper's rebelion
A very similar back country rebelion to bacon's. This took place in Carolina. -
Frame of Government
william Penn drafts a constitution for his new colony. Which included religious freedom. -
Hostilitys start
KIng Williams war, This is the start of unreast between the French and the english. -
Salem
The dark side of the puritain faith, People are tryed and killed because they are thought to be witches. -
Great Awakening
Protestant Preacher such as george Whitefield helped spark a rebirth in religous devotion.
