PinkMonkey Study Guide - American History

1603 - 25 - James I

1607 - Virginia Company establishes settlements in James Town.

1619 - The first Africans arrive in Virginia.

1620 - Mayflower Compact signed; Pilgrims establish Plymouth Colony.

1625 - 49 - The Reign of Charles I

1629 - Massachusetts Bay Colony founded.

1635 - Roger Williams banished from Bay Colony.

1638 - Anne Hutchinson convicted of Heresy- Flees Massachusetts.

1660 - British Parliament passes Navigation Act.

1692 - Witchcraft Hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, 19 ’Witches’ hanged, 1 pressed to Death.

1733 - Molasses Act Restricts Colonial Importation of Sugar Goods from French West Indies.

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Table of Contents

2.0 - Chronology of Major Events in this Period
2.1 - Colonies in America
2.2 - The First English settlement
2.3 - Puritan Influence on the early American Society
2.4 - Colonies Versus Britain
2.5 - Points to Remember

Chapter 3