American History Timeline in 17th Century

1607-05-14

John Smith found the Jamestown settlement.

1619

Slavery was introduced to the Colony of Virginia

1626 New Amsterdam

was founded.

1608 1609 1610 1611 1612 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627 1628 1629

1607

1629

1614-10-11 The Dutch laid claim to the territories of New Netherland.

1620-11-11

The Mayflower Compact was signed.

1629-03-04 The Massachusetts Bay

Colony founded.

American History Timeline in 17th Century

1630-06-06

The Winthrop Fleet arrived in the Massachusetts

Bay Colony.

1637

Pequot War:

The war, in New England,

1634

ended.

Theologian Roger Williams

was banished from the

Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1643

The New England Confederation was created.

1646 Third Anglo-Powhatan War: The war ended.

1630

1631 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638

1632-06-20

The Province of Maryland was founded.

1636

The Connecticut Colony was founded

by Thomas Hooker.

Harvard College was founded.

1639

1640

1641

1642

1643 1644 1645 1646

1644 Third Anglo- Powhatan

War began.

1647

1648 1649 1650 1651

1649 The Maryland Toleration

Act was passed.

1652

1652

1638 The Delaware Colony

was founded.

1655

Peach Tree War: The war took place.

1659 Esopus Wars: The first war took place.

1663

Esopus Wars: The second war took place.

1674

1667-07-31

Jolliet and Marquette's

New Netherland was ceded to England

under the Treaty of Breda.

1671

expedition ended.

The Batts-Fallam expedition sponsored by Abraham

Wood reached the New River.

1676 Bacon's Rebellion: The rebellion, in Virginia,

took place.

1653

1654

1655

1656

1657

1658

1659

1660

1661 1662 1663 1664

1662-07-26 The Halfway Covenant

was adopted.

1665

1666

1667

1668 1669 1670 1671

1669 John Lederer of Virginia

began to explore the Appalachian Mountains.

1672

1673

1674 1675 1676 1676

1675 King Philip's War: The war, in New England,

began.

American History Timeline in the 17th Century

1672

The Blue Laws were enacted in Connecticut.

1677

The Province of Maine was absorbed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

1682-04-07

Ren?-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle travelled down the Mississippi River

to its mouth.

1688-11-11

Glorious Revolution: James was deposed in favor

of William and Mary.

1686

The Dominion of New England was established.

1690

Schenectady Massacre: A massacre took place.

1697

War of the Grand Alliance: The war was ended by the Treaty of Ryswick.

1677

1678

1679 1680 1681 1682

1680 Pueblo Revolt: A revolt took place in Spanish New Mexico.

1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695

1685-02-06

Charles died. He was succeeded as King

of Kingdom of England by James II of England.

1689

King William's War: The war began. 1692

Salem witch trials: Witch trials took place in the

1687

Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Yamasee Indians from

Spanish Florida moved

to Carolina.

1696

1697 1698 1699 1699

1698 Pensacola, Florida was established by the Spanish.

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