Constitution

Defining Events in History 1600-1700

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  • New France

    New France

    Samuel de Champlain founded New France
  • English settlement begins in Jamestown

    English settlement begins in Jamestown

    First permanent English settlement begins at Jamestown
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    Jamestown colonists and Powhatan Indians

    Jamestown colonists and Powhatan Indians fight Anglo-Powhatan Wars
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  • Spanish establish Santa Fe

    Spanish establish Santa Fe

    Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in North America and the oldest European community west of the Mississippi.
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    English Puritans draft Mayflower Compact and found Plymouth Colony
  • Restoration Begins

    Restoration Begins

    Charles II ascends English throne
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    Wages War

    King Philip (Metacom) wages war against Puritan colonies
  • William Penn

    William Penn

    William Penn founds Pennsylvania Colony
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    establishes constitutional monarchy in England