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Nova Scotia was established
Port Royal in Acadia, or Nova Scotia, was established by French traders. -
Virginia Company was formed
King James I approved the Virginia Company named after the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth. -
Jamestown was established
The first permanent English colony was established. -
Quebec was established
Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain. -
Santa Fe was established
The first permanent European settlement, Santa Fe, was established. -
The first tobacco plant was planted in Virginia
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The Thirty Years' War
A religious war that originated in Germany. -
The House of Burgesses was established
The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses. -
Slavery started in America
The Dutch sold twenty slaves to the Virginian colonists. -
The Plymouth Colony was established
Three ships of Puritans sailed to the New World and founded the Plymouth Colony. -
West India Company was chartered
The Dutch chartered the West India Company. -
Massachusetts Bay was established
In 1629 King Charles I granted Massachusetts Bay a charter, people then settled there in 1630. -
Connecticut was established
Thomas Hooker led a group of Puritans into the city of Hartford and established Connecticut. -
Rhode Island was established
Roger Williams was exiled from Massachusetts and founded Providence, which is now called Rhode Island. -
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Pequot War
A war between some of the British colonies and the Pequot Indians. -
New Haven Colony was organized
Five hundred Puritans left Massachusetts Bay and migrated to what was called the New Haven Colony. -
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Governor Kieft's War
A war between New Netherland and the Lenape Indians. -
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The English Civil War
A war in England that started over disputes on how England should be governed, and what religion England should proclaim. -
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Esopus Wars
Another couple wars between New Netherland and the Lenape Indians. -
East and West Jersey were established
The Duke of York granted two pieces of land on either side of the Hudson river to two different men and named them East and West Jersey. -
New Haven was absorbed into Connecticut
The New Haven Colony had lost its power and wealth and was absorbed into Connecticut. -
Charleston was founded
Charleston was founded in 1670 and was the beginning of the colony of South Carolina. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was started because some people came to collect a debt, and when Thomas Matthew refused to pay, they stole a pig. -
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King Phillip's War
A war between the Native Americans in the New World and New England. -
Pennsylvania was founded
King Charles II granted William Penn the Providence of Pennsylvania. -
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The Glorious Revolution
The British parliament offered James II's throne to Prince William of Holland and his bride, Mary. -
North Carolina was founded
The size of Carolina had made it difficult for the Lord Proprietors to maintain control, so they split the territory and created North Carolina. -
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The Salem Witch Trials
Fifteen women and six men were tried and executed on the claims of them being participants of witchcraft. Five others died in imprisonment. -
The Decree of Sanctuary was issued
The Spanish king issued the decree that would allow slaves to be considered free men if they become a part of the Spanish and converted to Catholicism.