Chapter 3 Colonies By ninat Oct 22, 1600 Pilgrims left England. Oct 22, 1600 England practiced mercantilism. Apr 26, 1607 The first 105 colonist sent by the London company arrived in England. Period: Apr 26, 1607 to Oct 31, 1774 lll Oct 14, 1607 Colonist founded Jamestown Oct 22, 1608 John Smith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it. Oct 22, 1608 Pilgrims moved to Netherlands. Oct 22, 1609 More settlers arrived in Jamestown. Oct 22, 1610 60 colonist were sill alive. Oct 22, 1613 Dutch founded New Netherland. Oct 22, 1619 Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virginia. Sep 16, 1620 The Mayflower left England. Oct 22, 1620 George Calvert asked King Charles І for a charter to establish a colony in America for Catholics. Nov 21, 1620 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower compact. Mar 22, 1621 Samoset walked into the colonist settlement. Oct 22, 1622 Colonist killed Powhatan leader. Oct 22, 1624 English crown canceled the company’s charter. Oct 22, 1628 Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Oct 22, 1629 Charles granted a group of Puritans a charter to settle in New England. Oct 22, 1630 A fleet of ships carrying Puritan colonist left England. Oct 22, 1632 Charles issued a charter to Calvert’s son. Oct 22, 1634 A group of 200 English Catholics came to Maryland. Oct 22, 1636 Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts to find Connecticut. Oct 22, 1639 Hooker wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. Oct 22, 1640 Protestants began moving to Maryland. Oct 22, 1644 - General Court became a two-house legislature. Oct 22, 1647 General Courts of Massachusetts issued an order that a school be founded in every township of 50 families. Oct 22, 1650 Africans in Virginia were being kept in long slavery. Oct 22, 1650 Poor colonist protested the higher taxes. Oct 22, 1655 Europeans began to re-examine their world. Oct 22, 1660 Navigation Act was put into affect. Oct 22, 1663 Charles II gave much of the land between Virginia and Spanish Florida. Oct 22, 1664 English captured the undefended colony of New Amsterdam. Oct 22, 1664 English Conquest began. Oct 22, 1675 King Philip’s war erupted. Oct 22, 1676 group of former indentured servants attacked some friendly Indians. Oct 22, 1681 King Charles II granted charter to William Penn to begin a colony west of New Jersey. Oct 22, 1685 James II became king of England. Oct 22, 1689 King James passed the English Bill of Rights. Oct 22, 1693 William and Mary established Virginia. Oct 22, 1700 Enslaved Africans became the main source of labor. Oct 22, 1712 Carolina split into North and South Carolina. Oct 22, 1719 Proprietary government was overthrown. Oct 22, 1729 Crown purchased North and South America. Oct 22, 1730 20,000 enslaved Africans were living in South Carolina. Oct 22, 1732 King George II granted a charter to Oglethorpe. Oct 22, 1733 Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah. Oct 22, 1735 The Great Awakening began. Oct 22, 1752 British government made Georgia a royal colony. Oct 22, 1753 Fighting erupted with the British military. Oct 22, 1754 Washington was defeated. Oct 22, 1756 Fighting began in Europe, leading up to the Seven Year’s War. Oct 22, 1760 Philadelphia became largest British colonial city. Oct 22, 1762 Britain received Florida. May 22, 1763 Pontiac’s Rebellion began. Oct 22, 1763 Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris. Oct 22, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 issued. May 22, 1765 Patrick Henry presented a series of resolutions to Virginia House Of Burgesses. Oct 22, 1765 Stamp Act issued. Oct 22, 1765 First colonial boycott started in New York. Jun 22, 1767 Townshed Act passed. Feb 22, 1768 Samuel Adams wrote a letter arguing that the law violated the legal rights of citizens. Oct 22, 1768 British soldiers arrived in Boston. Oct 22, 1773 Tea Act passed by Parliament. Oct 22, 1774 Coercive Act Passed. Oct 22, 1776 Parliament replaced the Stamp Act.