Patterns of Colonial America

King James I

Period: Mar 24, 1603 to Mar 27, 1625

Puritan religion untolerated

Oct 31, 1604

At the Hampton Court Conference in January of 1604, King James I announced that the Puritan religion was not tolerated.

Jamestown Founded

May 24, 1607

Tobacco becomes a stable export for Virginia

Oct 31, 1616

1st session of the House of Burgesses

Oct 31, 1619

1st slaves brought to colonies

Oct 31, 1619

Mayflower Compact Signed

Nov 11, 1620

King Charles I

Period: Mar 27, 1625 to Jan 30, 1649

Puritans settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Oct 31, 1628

1st town government appears, in Dorchester, Massachusetts

Oct 31, 1633

Roger Williams founds Rhode Island

Oct 31, 1636

Anne Hutchinson moves to Rhode Island.

Oct 31, 1638

Slavery is made illegal in Rhode Island

Oct 31, 1652

King Charles II

Period: May 29, 1660 to Feb 6, 1685

King James II

Period: Feb 6, 1685 to Dec 11, 1688

Quakers protest against slavery in America

Oct 31, 1688

King William III

Period: Feb 13, 1689 to Mar 8, 1702

Queen Mary II

Period: Feb 13, 1689 to Dec 28, 1694

Salem Witch Trials

Oct 31, 1692

Roman Catholics forced to leave New England

Oct 31, 1700

Queen Anne

Period: Mar 8, 1702 to Aug 1, 1714

Black and White marriage made illegal

Oct 31, 1705

King George I

Period: Aug 1, 1714 to Jun 11, 1727

King George II

Period: Jun 11, 1727 to Oct 25, 1760

French and Indian (Seven Years) War

Period: Oct 31, 1754 to Oct 31, 1761

1st Indian reservation founded in New Jersey

Oct 31, 1758

King George III

Period: Oct 25, 1760 to Jan 29, 1820