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Arrived in Virginia.
Dutch Trading Ship -
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Roger Williams
Recognised the rights of Native Americans
Complete Religious Tollerance -
Reverand Thomas Hooker
First Written Constitution in American History -
Anne Hutchinson
Antinomianism-the idea of faith alone, not deeds, is needed for salvation -
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Plymouth, Massachusettes Bay, Connecticut, and New Haven formed a military alliance to defend from Native American, Dutch, and French attacks.
Had limited powers to act on boundary disputes, the return of runaway servants, and dealins with Native Americans. -
Portsmouth and Providence joined into one colony
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New Haven and Hartford joinded to become Connecticut
Were allowed a limmited degree of self governement -
King Phillip (Metacom) and many other Indian tribes band together to defend land that the settlers are gradually taking from them.
Lasts for one year. Many deaths on both sides.
After war the Indian pressence is no longer felt as most of the Indians were killed. -
First colonial resistance to royal control.
Bacon, a farmer, led a rebellion against wealthy plantation owners.
Succeeded in defeating the the governors forces and buring the Jamestown settlement. -
Originally part of Massachusettes Bay
Last of the 13 Colonies -
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Granted religious freedom for all Catholics in Maryland. Later repealed after a minor civil war between Catholics and Protestants.
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East Jersy and West Jersy Combined
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