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US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions
US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies (view source)
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* = 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 | ||
* the “great charter” | * the “great charter” 1618 established headright system | ||
* purpose was to populate, invest and procure labor | * purpose was to populate, invest and procure labor | ||
* land grants up to 1000 acres prior to departure | * land grants up to 1000 acres prior to departure | ||