Captain John smith leder of jamestown led expeditions.
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Colonial Period
native tobacco is first planted and harvested in virginia by colonist
dutch east indian company sponsors a seven month voyage to north america
about 440 people die during the starving time
colonist pant their first crop of tobacco virginias green gold
dutch trading post is set up on manhattan island
Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
tobacco becomes an export staple for virginia
first legislative assembly in america the virginia house of buressess convenes in jamestown
Mayflower Compact signed
dutch west india company arrive in new york
king charles tries to rule forcing may to leave to the american colonies
john whinthrop leads puritan migration of 900 and boston is officially established as the site of the government
first town government is in Dorchester, Massachusetts
first settlement in maryland as 200 settlers
roger williams founds providence and rhode island
anne hutchinson is banished from massasschusetts
slavery becomes legal in new england
rhode island enacts the first law in the colonies declaring slavery illegal
english approve a navigation act limits exports of tobacco to england or colonies
Navigation Act must be transported by english ships
the royal africa company is given a monoply in the english slave trade
dutch military forces retake new york from british
navigation act of 1663 sets up the office of customs commisioner in the colonies
treaty of westminister ends hostilities between english and dutch
kings phillips war erupts in new england between colonist and native americans as a result of tensions over colonist expanstionist activities
colonist rebel against english taxation culpeppers rebellion
immigrants arrive in pennsylvania from germany
prostestants lose their guarantee of religious freedom
king james consolidates the colonies into a single dominion
quakers in pennsylvania issue a formal protest against slavery in america
beginning of king william's war
salem, massachuetts witchcraft suspects are imprisoned
royal african trade company loses its slave trade monoply colonist go to new england to engage in slave trading for profit
massachusetts passes a law ordering all catholic priest to leave the colonly within 3 months penalty life in imprisonment or execution
queen anne ascends the english throne england declares war on france after the death of the king of spain
slaves are assigned the status of real estate by virginia black code of 1705 new york law against runaway slaves
tea introduced for the first time in to the american colonies
first group of black slaves brought to louisianna
Blackbeard pirate is killed put an end to pirate raids
king george 2 ascends the english throne
ben franklin begins publishing the pennsylvania gazette
first amercan public library founded by ben franklin
great awakening religious revival movement last 10 years to spread all of the american colonies
conflict is known in the american colonies as king georges war until 1748
george washington leads a small group of american colonist to victory over the french
general edwards braddock and lt. col george washington set out wiht nearly 2000 men
england declares war on france french and indian war spreads to europe
ben franklin publishes poor richards almanac
william pitt becomes englands secratary of state and escalates french and indian war
a devastating defeat occurs for english forces at lake george new york
french for niagara is captured war erupts between cherokee indians and southern colonist
october george 111 becomes the new english kng
Treaty Of Paris
7 years war of french and indian war takes place between the french and indian allied by the english
french and indian war ends with treaty of paris france gives england all french terroitory of the mississippi river except new orleans spanish give up east and west florida to the english
proclamation of 1763 colonist could not move west of appalachian mountains