Key Dates and Events for Era 2 Flashcards
When did England defeat the Spanish Armada?
1588
In what year was the Jamestown colony founded?
1607
In what year did Henry Hudson explore the area that will become New York?
1609
When was the “Starving time” in Virginia?
This refers to the devastating winter that led to food shortages and the deaths of about 3/4 of the population. Captain John Smith played a crucial role in bringing together the colonists at this time.
1609-1610
In what year was the House of Burgesses established?
1619
When was the Founding of the Plymouth Colony?
This was also the year of the signing of the Mayflower Compact.
1620
In what year was the attack on Jamestown by local Algonquin Indians?
1622
When was New Amsterdam founded by the Dutch?
1624
When was the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded?
1630
When was the “Great Migration” of Puritans from England to Massachusetts?
1630-1640
When was the Maryland Colony founded?
1632
When was the Rhose Island Colony founded?
1636
In what year was Anne Hutchinson banned from Massachusetts?
1638
In what year were the Fundamental Orders of Conneticut adopted?
1639
When was the Act of Religious Toleration passed in Maryland?
1649
In what year was the Halfway Covenant idea proliferated?
1662
When was the Carolina Colony founded?
1663
When was King Philip’s War?
1675
When was Bacon’s Rebellion?
1676
In what year did the New Hampshire Colony seperate from the Massachusetts Colony?
1679
When was the Pueblo Revolt?
Also known as Pope’s Rebellion
1680
When was the Pennsylvania Colony founded?
1681
When was the Dominion of England created?
1686
When was the Glorious Revolution of England?
1688
When do the colonists bring down the Dominion of New England?
They overthrew Sir Edmund Andros.
1689
When did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
1692
When was the North Carolina Colony founded?
1711
When was the Molasses Act passed?
Passed by Great Britain and intended for its colonies in America.
1733
When was the Zenger Trial?
1735
When was the Stono Rebellion?
1739
When did the arrests and executions in the supposed “Negro Plot” in New York City occur?
In this same year, the revivalist preacher, Jonathan Edwards, gave a sermon entitled, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
1741
