chapter 3 important dates

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  • Pilgrims left England

    Pilgrims left England.

  • First Colonists

    The first 105 colonist sent by the London company arrived in England.
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    chapter 3 important dates

  • Founding of Jamestown

    Colonist founded Jamestown.

  • Jamestown Fort

    John Smith took control of Jamestown and built a fort around it.

  • Netherlands

    Pilgrims moved to Netherlands.

  • Colonists Die

    60 colonist were sill alive.

  • First Africans in Virgina

    Dutch ship brought the first Africans to Virginia.

  • First Legislature

    Virginians assembly was the first colonial legislature in North America.

  • New Colony

    George Calvert asked King Charles І for a charter to establish a colony in America for Catholics.

  • Mayflower

    The Mayflower left England.

  • Mayflower Compact.

    41 male passengers signed the Mayflower compact.

  • Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

  • Powhatan leader dies.

    Colonist killed Powhatan leader.

  • Cancelled charter.

    English crown canceled the company’s charter.

  • Puritans Colony

    Charles granted a group of Puritans a charter to settle in New England.

  • Calvert's son gets a charter.

    Charles issued a charter to Calvert’s son.

  • 200 Colonists come to Maryland.

    A group of 200 English Catholics came to Maryland.

  • Connecticut

    Thomas Hooker left Massachusetts to find Connecticut.

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

    Hooker wrote Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

  • Protestants begin moving to Maryland.

    Protestants began moving to Maryland.

  • Two-house Legislature

    General Court became a two-house legislature.

  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act was put into affect.

  • Free land!

    Charles II gave much of the land between Virginia and Spanish Florida.

  • New Amsterdam

    English captured the undefended colony of New Amsterdam.

  • William Penn gets charter.

    King Charles II granted charter to William Penn to begin a colony west of New Jersey.

  • One Government

    James II united the northern colonies under one government.

  • English Bill of Rights.

    King James passed the English Bill of Rights.

  • Witchcraft

    Community conflicts in New England involved witchcraft trials.

  • Massachusett Bay Colony expands

    Massachusetts bay colony had expanded to include the Pilgrims Plymouth Rock.

  • Virgina

    William and Mary established Virginia.

  • slaves!

    Enslaved Africans became the main source of labor.

  • Religious Revolution

    Revolutions in both religious and non religious thought transformed western world.

  • Proprietary

    Proprietary government was overthrown.

  • North and South America

    Crown purchased North and South America.

  • 20,000 slaves

    20,000 enslaved Africans were living in South Carolina.

  • Oglethorpe gets a charter.

    King George II granted a charter to Oglethorpe.

  • Savvanah is founded

    Oglethorpe founded the city of Savannah.

  • Molasses Act

    Molasses Act put into affect.

  • The Great Awakening

    The Great Awakening began.

  • Seven Year’s War.

    Fighting began in Europe, leading up to the Seven Year’s War.

  • Florida

    Britain received Florida.

  • Treaty of Paris.

    Britain and France signed the Treaty of Paris.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763 issued.

  • First colonial boycott

    First colonial boycott started in New York.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act issued.

  • Replace the Stamp Act.

    Parliament replaced the Stamp Act.

  • Townshed Act

    Townshed Act passed.

  • British soldiers

    British soldiers arrived in Boston.

  • Literacy

    70% of men and 45% of woman could read and right.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act passed by Parliament