Nation of Nations 3/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, and Stoff
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KEY EVENTS

late 1500s Formation of the League of the Iroquois: Indians consolidate an empire in the North American interior

1535 Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence: his efforts open the way for France to colonize North America

1608 Champlain founds Quebec on the St. Lawrence

Separatists flee to Holland

1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth: they establish the first English settlement north of Jamestown

1624 Dutch found New Netherlands: that colony gives them a foothold in North America

1630 Winthrop fleet arrives at Massachusetts Bay: their settlement triggers a mass Puritan emigration to New England

1637 Pequot War: the English decimate native tribes, claiming the interior of Connecticut

1642-1648 English Civil War: the Puritans take control of England's government

1649 Charles I executed

1660 English monarchy restored: Charles II becomes king

1664 New Netherlands becomes English New York

Founding of New Jersey

1675-1676 Metacomet's War: the English wrest control of all New England from native Indian tribes

1681 Founding of Pennsylvania: William Penn establishes a haven for all European Quakers

1685 James II becomes king of England

1686 Dominion of New England established: James II places all territory north of Pennsylvania under royal control

1688 Glorious Revolution: William and Mary become monarchs of England; James II flees into exile

1689 Massachusetts Bay overthrows Andros: colonists effectively end the Dominion of New England.

Leisler's Rebellion in New York: against the rule of James II's royal appointees

1692 Witchcraft trials in Salem: twenty men and women tried and executed.

1696 Creation of the Board of Trade and Plantations: England attempts to regulate the commerce of its American colonies

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