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1600-1700s
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End of Reign of Queen Elizabeth I and Ireland Conquered by England
Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, ending her reign as Queen of Ireland and England. The Tudor conquest of Ireland occurred in this time too. -
Jamestown Found
In 1607 Jamestown was founded, the first colonial town on the east coast. Founded by the English and named after their king. -
Tobacco Rise
In 1612 tobacco was made a profitable crop by John Rolfe. -
Year of Firsts
The first group of blacks were brought to Virginia and the first legislative assembly meets in Virginia. -
Plymouth Pilgrims
Plymouth Colony, America's first permanent Puritan settlement, was established. -
Indian Attacks
Attacks in Virginia by Indians ended the hopes of becoming a bi-racial community. -
Great Migration
The Puritans migrated to Massachusetts Bay. -
School Founded
Harvard University was founded. -
Bacons Rebellion
Attack by frontiersmen led by Nathaniel Bacon against the Native Americans in the Virginia backcountry; when the governor opposed Bacon's action, Bacon attacked Jamestown burned it, and briefly deposed the governor before the rebellion fizzled. -
Creation of Dominion of New England
The attempt to streamline colonial rule by combining all the New England colonies under the control of one governor in 1688. -
Glorious Revolution
King James II's policies, such as converting to Catholicism, conducting a series of repressive trials known as the "Bloody Assizes," and maintaining a standing army, so outraged the people of England that Parliament asked him to resign and invited King William of the Netherlands , to take over the throne. King James II left peacefully and King William II and his wife Queen Mary II took the throne without any war or bloodshed, hence the revolution was termed "glorious."