Timeline of United States pre-history (1600-1699)
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This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1600 to 1699.
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1600s
- Some time between 1600-1650-Mahican Confederacy founded
- 1607-Settlement of Jamestown, Virginia
- 1607-Settlement of Popham Colony in Maine
- 1608-Popham Colony dissolved
- 1608-French establish colony at Quebec
- 1609-Henry Hudson, hired by the Dutch, explores the present-day Hudson River
- 1609-The United Provinces (the Netherlands) lays claim to the Hudson Valley area
1610s
- 1612-Tobacco cultivation introduced to Jamestown by John Rolfe
- 1619-First African slaves arrive at Jamestown
1620s
- 1620-Pilgrims arrive from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower. They found Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts; Mayflower Compact signed
- 1624-New Netherlands founded by the Dutch West India Company in present-day New York state
- 1626-New Amsterdam founded by the Dutch in present-day New York City
- 1629-Massachusetts Bay Colony founded, led by John Winthrop
1630s
- 1630-Winthrop Fleet travels to Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 1634-Province of Maryland founded
- 1634-Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 1635-Connecticut Colony founded
- 1636-Rhode Island Colony founded by Roger Williams
- 1636-Harvard College founded
- 1637-New Haven Colony founded
- 1638-Delaware Colony founded
- 1638-New Sweden established
- 1639-Fundamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony signed
- 1639-Fundamental Orders of Connecticut adopted
1640s
1650s
- 1655-English take control of New Sweden
1660s
- 1662-Half Way Covenant adopted
- 1663-King Charles II of England grants charter for a new colony, Province of Carolina
1670s
- 1670-Charles Town (Charleston) founded in present-day South Carolina
- 1672-Blue Laws enacted in Connecticut
- 1674-New Netherland ceded to England under Treaty of Breda and Treaty of Westminster (1674)
- 1676-Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia
- 1677-Province of Maine absorbed by Massachusetts Bay Colony
1680s
- 1682-Province of Pennsylvania founded by William Penn
- King James II reduces colonial autonomy
- 1686-Dominion of New England decreed
- 1688-Glorious Revolution deposes James II and replaces him with William and Mary; Dominion of New England ceases to exist
- 1689-King William's War (1689-1697), part of the wider War of the Grand Alliance, begins
1690s
- 1692-Salem witchcraft trials in Salem Colony in Salem, Massachusetts
- 1697-The War of the Grand Alliance ends with the Treaty of Ryswick
| Before 1600 | 1600-1699
History of the United States |
1700-1759 |
Clip Art and Pictures
- Historical Pictures of the United States (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States)
- Pictures of the American Revolution (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/American_Revolution)
- Civil Rights Pictures (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Civil_Rights)
- Civil War Images (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Civil_War)
- Pictures of Colonial America (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Colonial_America)
- Historical US Illustrations (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Illustrations)
- Photographs of the US Presidents (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/Presidents)
- World War II Pictures (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/World_War_II)
- Pictures of Historical People (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/United_States/People)
Lesson Plans, Resources and Activites
- US History Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/index.htm)
- American Revolution Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/American_Revolution/index.htm)
- Colonial America Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/Colonial_Times/index.htm)
- Great Depression Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/Great_Depression/index.htm)
- Westward Expansion Lesson Plans (http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/US_History/Westward_Expansion/index.htm)
State Maps
- US State Maps (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/US_State_Maps)
State Flags
- US State Flags (http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Clipart/State_Flags)