AP American History Ch. 1-3 Dates
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1430 | Portugese start voyages down west coast of Africa |
| 1492 | Columbus arrives in western hemisphere |
| 1509-1547 | Henry VIII rules England, Protestant reformation begins in England |
| 1558-1603 | Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Ireland conquered by England. |
| 1607 | Jamestown founded |
| 1612 | Tobacco made a profitable crop by John Rolfe |
| 1619 | First group of blacks brought to Virginia. First legislative assembly meets in Virginia. |
| 1620 | First pilgrims in Plymouth |
| 1622 | Indian attacks in Virginia end hopes of becoming a biracial society |
| 1629 | Great Puritan migration to Massachusetts Bay |
| 1636 | Harvard founded |
| 1676 | Bacon's rebellion |
| 1686 | Creation of Dominion of New England |
| 1688 | Glorious Revolution in New England |
| 1700 | 250,000 settlers in English colonies |
| 1704 | First colonial newspaper |
| 1720s | Colonial economic life quickens |
| 1739-1744 | Great Awakening |
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