New England colonies: Puritan migration, settlement and governance (1620–1776)

1. Mayflower Compact signed at Cape Cod

   Nov 11, 1620Labels: Mayflower Compact, Plymouth Colony

   • Mayflower Compact
   • World History

2. Plymouth settlement established at Patuxet

   Dec 21, 1620Labels: Plymouth Colony, Patuxet

   • Pilgrim Hall
   • Plymouth Colony

3. Massachusetts Bay Company charter issued

   Mar 4, 1629Labels: Massachusetts Bay, Charles I

   • Boston 400

4. Cambridge Agreement shifts Massachusetts governance

   Aug 26, 1629Labels: Cambridge Agreement, Massachusetts Bay

   • Britannica

5. Winthrop fleet arrives, launching Great Migration

   Jun 1, 1630Labels: John Winthrop, Great Migration

   • Britannica

6. Pequot War erupts in southern New England

   Aug 1, 1636Labels: Pequot War, Pequot

   • Britannica

7. Harvard College founded for clergy training

   Oct 28, 1636Labels: Harvard College, Massachusetts General

   • Harvard College
   • WhenWhere Boston

8. Mystic Fort attack becomes turning point

   May 26, 1637Labels: Mystic attack, Pequot War

   • Britannica
   • Mystic Massacre

9. Fundamental Orders adopted in Connecticut

   Jan 14, 1639Labels: Fundamental Orders, Connecticut

   • CT History

10. Massachusetts Body of Liberties established

    Dec 10, 1641Labels: Body of, Massachusetts Bay

    • Mass gov

11. New England Confederation formed for mutual defense

    May 1, 1643Labels: New England, Massachusetts Bay

    • Britannica
    • WhenWhere Boston

12. Old Deluder Satan Act requires town schooling

    Jan 1, 1647Labels: Old Deluder, Massachusetts

    • American Centuries

13. Half-Way Covenant broadens church membership

    Jan 1, 1662Labels: Half-Way Covenant, Massachusetts

    • Britannica

14. Salem Village parish created apart from Salem Town

    Mar 1, 1672Labels: Salem Village, Salem Town

    • Danvers Archives
    • Tulane Salem

15. Dominion of New England consolidates royal control

    May 25, 1686Labels: Dominion of, Royal administration

    • Dominion

16. Boston revolt overthrows Dominion government

    Apr 18, 1689Labels: Boston Revolt, Edmund Andros

    • 1689 Revolt
    • Dominion

17. New Massachusetts charter creates royal province

    Oct 7, 1691Labels: Massachusetts Charter, Province of

    • Mass Charter
    • Province MA

18. Salem witch trials shake Puritan society

    Jun 1, 1692Labels: Salem witch, Massachusetts

    • Britannica

19. Boston Tea Party escalates resistance politics

    Dec 16, 1773Labels: Boston Tea, Boston

    • NPS Timeline
    • Boston Tea Party

20. Massachusetts Government Act curbs local self-rule

    May 20, 1774Labels: Massachusetts Government, Parliament

    • Govt Act