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Ezra's Colonial America Timeline

By EzraJ.R

  • First Slaves Arrive

    First Slaves Arrive
    A Dutch ship brings 20 African slaves to Virginia.
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    Ezra's Colonial America Timeline

  • First Law in Slavery

    First Law in Slavery
    Massachusetts makes a law that says Puritans couldn't have slaves but non-Puritans could have slaves.

  • Penn's Charter

    Penn's Charter
    William Penn is granted the charter for the province of Pennsylvania by the king of England.

  • Philadelphia Founded

    Philadelphia Founded
    The city of Philadelphia was founded by William Penn.

  • Spain in Texas

    Spain in Texas
    Alonso de Leon made the first Spanish mission in Texas.

  • Free Blacks Must Leave

    Free Blacks Must Leave
    Virginia passes a law that required all the free blacks to leave Virginia.

  • Witch Trials

    Witch Trials
    Salem, Massachusetts starts witch trials.

  • Virginia Moves Capitol

    Virginia Moves Capitol
    The Virginia capitol moves from Jamestown to Williamsburg.

  • Stono Rebellion

    Stono Rebellion
    The largest slave rebellion in colonial times takes place in Stono, South Carolina.

  • Half-Million African Americans

    Half-Million African Americans
    By 1775 there were 500,000 African Americans in the colonies.