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US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions

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|1645-1665
|1645-1665
|English Civil War Royalist migration
|English Civil War Royalist migration
|as the Parliamentarians (protestants) gained over the Royalists (Cavaliers), royalist supporters fled England for the ROyalist-loyal colonies of Maryland and Virginia  
|as the Parliamentarians (protestants) gained over the Royalists (Cavaliers), royalist supporters fled England for the ROyalist-loyal colonies of Maryland and Virginia
- 1649 Charles I was executed, accelerating Royalist emigration from England
- 75% of them came as unskilled, indentured servants in Virginia, which became an influence leading up to Bacon's Rebellion (see [https://britishheritage.com/cavalier-flight-virginia The Cavalier flight to Virginia])
- 75% of them came as unskilled, indentured servants in Virginia, which became an influence leading up to Bacon's Rebellion (see [https://britishheritage.com/cavalier-flight-virginia The Cavalier flight to Virginia])
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