US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions
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*** the Dominion was dismantled in 1689 and new charters were granted after the Glorious Revolution under William & Mary | *** the Dominion was dismantled in 1689 and new charters were granted after the Glorious Revolution under William & Mary | ||
==== | ==== mercantilism ==== | ||
* European political and economic policy of forcing colonial possessions to trade directly with the home country and not others | * European political and economic policy of forcing colonial possessions to trade directly with the home country and not others | ||
* Navigation Act of 1651 | * Navigation Act of 1651 | ||
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** = possible source of democratic impulse among colonials | ** = possible source of democratic impulse among colonials | ||
=== | === Jamestown, 1607 === | ||
* in 1606 three ships sailed for North America, landing at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in 1607 | * in 1606 three ships sailed for North America, landing at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in 1607 | ||
** 105 men and boys made it to Jamestown (1 died on the voyage) | ** 105 men and boys made it to Jamestown (1 died on the voyage) | ||
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* quality of tobacco went down as farmers sought to produce more quantities | * quality of tobacco went down as farmers sought to produce more quantities | ||
=== | === Headright System/Headrights === | ||
* = grant of land to colonial settlers | * = grant of land to colonial settlers | ||
* first employed w/ VA colony, then Plymouth and others | * first employed w/ VA colony, then Plymouth and others | ||
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* 1634 Maryland founded | * 1634 Maryland founded | ||
** by Catholic George Calvert, Lord Baltimore; granted by English King Charles I | |||
* by Catholic George Calvert, Lord Baltimore; granted by English King Charles I | * = the first proprietary colony = owned and governed by an individual | ||
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Mayflower Compact | Mayflower Compact | ||