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Jamestown
Can't wait to visit my family who just settled in Jamestown! #roadtrip -
African slaves in America
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
In April of 1630, the Puritans led by John Winthrop left their homes in Boston, England and gathered to set sail for the New World. The fleet of 12 ships, now known as the Winthrop fleet, set sail and finally reached the shores of Massachusetts on June 12 and landed at Salem where they split off and constructed their own settlement to accommodate the new settlers.
The primary image depicts “Gov. John Winthrop — In honor of his birthday, born June 12, 1587,” wood engraving, circa 1860-1880. -
Roger Williams + Providence Plantation
Crazed lunatic Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts: claims "liberty of conscience" and vows to start a colony of his own. -
Connecticut
The Connecticut Colony or Colony of Connecticut, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony or simply the River Colony, was an English colony in North America that became the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636, when the towns of Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield joined together.
Detail from the map Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula multis in locis emendata per Nicolaum Vissche, ca. 1685, illustrating the geography of the land. -
Harvard opens
Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning. Its history, influence, wealth, and academic reputation have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The early College primarily trained Congregational and Unitarian clergy, although it has never been formally affiliated with any denomination. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century. -
Pequot War
The war between the English and my people 380 years ago was terrible and I want to put that behind us all, but deforesting the land we live on and forcing us to relocate is not something you can make us do anymore. #landofthepeople -
Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were a series of English laws of Parliament that restricted colonial trade to England and required all trade between England and the colonies to be carried in English or colonial vessels. They were first enacted in 1651 and throughout that time until 1663, and were repealed in 1849. They reflected the policy of mercantilism, which sought to keep all the benefits of trade inside the Empire and to minimize the loss of gold and silver to foreigners. -
Providence of Carolina
in 1663, Charles II gave the land to a group of eight nobles called the Lords Proprietors; they planned for a Protestant Christian colony. Major settlement began as the northern half of the British colony of Carolina attracted frontiersmen from Pennsylvania and Virginia, while the southern parts were populated by wealthy English people who set up large plantations dependent on slave labor, for the cultivation of cotton, rice, and indigo. -
Charlestown
The city of Charleston, South Carolina was founded in 1670 by English colonists. It was named Charles Town in honor of King Charles II. The first ship to land in Charles Town was the Carolina. It was followed shortly by the Albemarle and the Port Royal. The primary image shows Fort Sumter, a symbolic outpost of Union authority near Charleston, South Carolina, in the heart of the emergent Confederacy, bombarded by onshore batteries in the first battle of the American Civil War. -
King Philip's War
King Philip has been defeated in battle: could this mean the end of the war with the Wampanoag? August 12 -
Bacon's Rebellion
The trouble began in July 1675 when the Doeg Indians raided a plantation in Virginia. The situation became critical when, in a retaliatory strike, the Colonists attacked the wrong Indians, the Susquehanaugs, which resulted in large scale Indian raids. Nathaniel Bacon disregarded the Governor's orders by seizing some friendly Appomattox Indians for "allegedly" stealing corn. Bacon became the elected "General" of a group of volunteer Indian fighters with the promise to bear the cost of campaigns. -
Province of Pennsylvania
King Charles II owed William Penn £16,000, money which his late father Admiral Sir Penn had lent him. Seeking a spot in the New World for persecuted Friends, Penn asked the King to grant him land in the new world near the Duke of York's province of New York. With the Duke's support, Penn's petition was granted. The King signed the Charter of Pennsylvania on March 4, 1681, and it was officially proclaimed on April 2. The King named the new colony in honor of William Penn's father. -
Philadelphia
In 1681, King Charles II granted a large amount of land in North America to a Quaker named William Penn. He established the colony of Pennsylvania. Penn sailed to North America in 1682 and when he arrived he founded the city of Philadelphia. -
Salem Witch Trials
do you think Britney Spears is a witch? because I sure do! -
Capital of Virginia
As late as 1691, King William III and Queen Mary II sent word that Jamestown would remain the seat of government in Virginia. However, in 1698, the Capitol building at Jamestown burned down. Following the fire, the government of Virginia decided to relocate inland, away from the swamps at the Jamestown site. The map shows the last five locations of the capitals of Virginia. Map source: USGS National Atlas -
Carolina split
1712/May - A division across the country: by decree of the king the Carolina colony is officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina. -
Spanish colonization of Texas
The Spanish return to southeastern Texas: two decades ago we sent missionaries to Texas only to have them rejected, now we go back again in hopes of a different outcome. -
New Orleans
Claimed for the French crown by explorer Robert Cavelier in 1682, the city La Nouvelle-Orleans was not founded until 1718 by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. New Orleans developed around the Vieux Carré, a central square from which the French Quarter evolved. The high ground above the mouth of the Mississippi became the capital of the French Colony in 1723 and a vital hub of trading and commerce. Spain took control of New Orleans in 1763 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
Georgia
When you finally get to use your Oxford education and army skills to start a new Colony for the king. #HumbleBoast
