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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Timeline Topics
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Colony At Roanoke Island
This colony was run by Ralph Lane after Sir Richard Grenville , who had transported the colonists to Virginia, returned to britain for supplies.These colonist were ill-prepared and not particularly clever,because although they depended upon the local indians for food , they also tourtured the idians to get information. -
England Defeats the Spanish Armada
The spanish armada was a fleet assembled and dispatche by King Phillip II of spain in attempt to invade england in 1588. His attempt was unsuccessfull. Queen Elizabteh I f england held the defeat of the armada as one of her greatest achievements -
Banishment of Roger Williams
He accepted the idea of believers baptisim or credobaptism, williams has been holding services in his home for his neighbor's.However,williams has not adopted antipedobaptist views before his banishment from massachusetts -
Settlement at Jamestown
Was the first successful english settlement on the mainland of north america. Community suffered terrible hardships in its early year, but managed to endure earning the distinction of being america's first permanent english colony. -
First-Anglo Powhatan war
70 men attacked the paspahegh capital, burning the houses and cutting down their cornfields.Later this ended in a peace settlement around 1614 -
Establishment of New Netherlands
Was the 17th century colonial province of the republic of the seven united netherlands on the East Coast of North America -
New Netherlands Become New York
Settled areas are now part of the mid-atlantic states of New York, the concepts of civil liberties and pluralism were introduced. -
Mayflower Compact
The First governing document of plymouth colony.It was written by the separists, also known as the "saints", fleeing religious persucution from James VI and I. They traveled aboard the mayflower. -
Second Anglo-Powhatan War
Opechanough (Tribe) maintained a friendly face to the colony, and finally even met with a english minister to prove his conversion to christianity.His subjects ,planted among the settlements then struck without any warning. -
Establishment of the Massachusettes Bay Colony
Was an english settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th Century, In New England situated around the present- day cities of salemand Boston -
Pequot War
An armed conflict spanning the years 1634-1638 between Pequot tribe against and alliance of the massachusetts Bay, Plymouth -
Establishment of Rhode Island
Establishing Rhode Island, and providence plantations from pre colonial times. Native americans and various tribes occupied most of the area -
Banishment Of Anne Hutchinson
Complaints of many ministers about the strange opinions coming from hutchinson and her allies, the situation erupted into what is known as the antinomian controversy, resulting her banishment from the colony -
Fundamental Orders
Were adopted by the conneticut colony council on Januarry 14.Orders describe the government set up by thwe connecticut river towns, setting its structure and powers -
Maryland Act of Toleration
The act concerning religion, was a law mandating religious tolerancefor trinitarian christians.Passed by the assembly of the maryland,It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the british North American colonies and created the first legal limitations on hate speech in the world. -
Navigation Laws
The navigaition acts were passed by the english parliament in the seventeenth century. Acts were orignally aimed at excluding the dutch from profits made by english trade. -
Barbados Slave Code
Law passed by the colonial legislature to provide a legal base for slavery in the carribbean island of Barbados. -
King Phillips's War
Sometimes called the first indian war, metacom's war ,Metacom's Rebellion was an armed conflict between native american inhabitants of present- day New-England -
Bacon's Rebellion
Was led by Nathaniel Bacon economic and social power became concentrated in late seventeenth-century virginia, leaving laborers and servants with restricted econoic independence.Being the first rebellion in american colonies. -
Dominion Of New England
Was an admistrative union of english colonies in the new england region of North America -
Great Awakening
A revitalization of religion that went through the american colonies.With the threemost famous evangelical preachers of the gret awaking, whose potraits do not convey the great emotions of their sermons.(Gilbret Tennent, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield) -
Establishment of the Georgia
It was established in 1732, the last of the orignall thirteen colonies, named after King George II of Great Britian, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the united states constitution -
Establishment of the Carolinas
The Carolinas were established to make money. King Charles II planned to selll and rent the land. It was orginally given to eight wealthy aristocrats that were high in his courts. -
Penn's "Holy Experiment"
An attempt by the Religious Society of friends to establish a community for them in Pennsylvania
