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Jamestown was established
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Quebec was founded
This city was under the leadership of Samuel de Champlain and provided a foothold for New France. -
Santa Fe was established
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The first tobacco
The first tobacco was planted in Virginia, it quickly grew and became a cash crop. -
The first slaves brought to Jamestown
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The House of burgesses is formed
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Plymouth Colony was founded
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Good Friday Assult
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New Amsterdam was established
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Puritan revolution
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Staple act
This made it so all European goods must pass through England. The act was practically made just for the purpose of getting more money -
Plantation duty act
Colonial merchants pay a duty on enumerated articles shipped from one colony to another. -
The beginning of King Philip's war
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Bacon's Rebellion
It supposedly started over a pig. Thomas Mathew was in debt and when he didn't pay, they took his pigs. This "theft" then sparked riots and so on. -
The ending of King Philip's war
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Monmouth’s rebellion
The Monmouth Rebellion was an attempt to overthrow James II, who had become King of England, Scotland, and Ireland upon the death of his elder brother Charles II. -
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Glorious revolution
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Salem witch trials
People were said to be doing supernatural things, and many believed they were witches, so they held trials, and many innocent lives were killed. But some admitted to being a witch.
