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English colonization of the Chesapeake and New England (1607–1640)

English colonization of the Chesapeake and New England (1607–1640)

  1. First recorded Africans arrive at Point Comfort

    Labels: Point Comfort, enslaved Africans, Virginia
  2. Powhatan-led attack kills 347 colonists

    Labels: 1622 Massacre, Powhatan Confederacy, Virginia
  3. Winthrop Fleet arrives; Great Migration accelerates

    Labels: John Winthrop, Winthrop Fleet, Great Migration
  4. Maryland settlers land at St. Clement’s Island

    Labels: Maryland, Leonard Calvert, Calvert proprietorship
  5. Saybrook Colony established at Connecticut River mouth

    Labels: Saybrook Colony, Connecticut River, Puritans
  6. Pequot War reshapes southern New England power

    Labels: Pequot War, Pequot, New England
  7. Fundamental Orders adopted in Connecticut

    Labels: Fundamental Orders, Connecticut, Hartford
  8. Migration slows as early colonization phase closes

    Labels: Migration slowdown, New England, Chesapeake