Puritans

Colonial America 1606-1696

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  • Start of Colonial America Time Period

    Start of Colonial America Time Period
    King James I of England issued the 1606 First Virginia Charter which created the Virginia Company authorizing eight Englishmen to colonize "that part of America commonly called Virginia".

  • Fighting Breaks Out

    Fighting Breaks Out
    Violent confrontation between hundreds of English and Powhatan men on the Pamunkey River, Virginia

  • Pilgrim's Arrive in America

    Pilgrim's Arrive in America
    Pilgrim VideoThe Mayflower ship transported 102 English Puritans and Separatists, the Pilgrim Fathers, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, a long journey of 66 days.

  • The Navigation Acts

    The Navigation Acts
    Navigation ActsThe colonies represent a lucrative source of wealth and trade. Navigation Acts regulate colonial trade and enable England to collect duties (taxes) during the Colonial America Time Period. During this period the Slave Plantations were established.

  • Culpeper’s Rebellion

    Culpeper’s Rebellion
    Culpeper's RebellionRebellion against the colonial government in Carolina in 1677 and the Navigation Acts led by John Culpeper. The rebellion succeeded in disposing the governor and placing Culpeper in his position, but he was removed in 1679

  • Salutary Neglect

    Salutary Neglect
    Salutary NeglectThe British government establishes the Board of Trade to oversee colonial policies practicing a policy of "Salutary Neglect," in which it gives the colonies considerable freedom in economic matters.