William Penn establishes religious freedom in Pennsylvania in 1682. The Duke of York allows the election of the first New York assembly in 1683. The Mayflower sets sail from England to America in 1620 carrying the first Pilgrims. Rhode Island is settled in 1639 by Roger Williams seeking religious freedom. The first slaves arrive in Virginia in 1619. These events established the foundations of the early American colonies and the introduction of slavery.

1. United States TimelineBy: Martin Lozano Core 310/29/09

2. Chapter 3United States RecordWilliam Penn’s Great Law is writtenMayflower sets sail for the AmericasSettlement of Rhode IslandElection of the first New York assemblyFirst slaves come to Virginia16391620161916821683In 1682, William Penn had promised that people of all faiths would be treated as equal. He advertised this in all Europe. Once people heard about this they all started to go to Pennsylvania.They had also made peace with all the Indians and said that they would be treated as equal, too.In 1683, the Duke of York finally allowed New Yorkers to elect an assembly. The assembly had passed 15 laws. One of the laws was the rights that New Yorkers had as English citizens.In 1620, about 50 people who wanted to practice their religion freely, set sail to the new world. When they had gotten here, Indians from the new world helped them survive their first winter in the new world. They were the first pilgrims to come to the new world.In 1639, before being sent to England, Roger Williams left Massachusetts and headed south. He had ideas of being able to have any religious belief and to be able to practice any religion freely. When he met up with the Indians, they all helped him. Once time passed many people including his family fallowed him to start a new settlement, that would later be one of the biggest slave trade centers in the world. The first Africans brought from Africa started out as indentured servants. Once the British found out that buying them as slaves would be much cheaper, land owners started buying them from the slave market.

3. Chapter4United States RecordMagna Carta SignedEnglish Bill of Rights SignedSalem Witch TrialsFirst Great Awakening1691168912151730In 1215, King John agreed to sign the Magna Carta witch allowed the right for people of England to participate in the government. This also said that the king would have limited power and that the not even the king of England was above the law.In 1689, Parliament had offered Prince William of Orange and his wife the crown. To obtain the crown they had to agree to an act that said the power to impose taxes and make laws was the job of the Parliament and no one else. It also included that the people of England had the right to petition the king and the right to trial by jury.In 1691, people started getting scared of witch craft in Salem, Massachusetts when two girls said that their neighbors had casted spells on them. Twenty accused witches had been killed in the Salem Witch Trials before people were cal again and the townspeople had realized that the girls were lying. In the 1730s, a religious movement had started around in the colonies and people felt as if they were losing their religious faith. New ideas were going around the colonies saying that everyone was equal in the eyes of god. This movement was called The First Great Awakening.

4. Chapter 5United States RecordFrench and Indian WarRoyal Proclamation of 1763Stamp Act and Quartering ActBoston MassacreTownshend ActsBoston Tea PartyFirst Continental Congress meetsFirst Shot at LexingtonBattle at Concord175517651763176717681773177417751775In 1755, Britain had sent 1,400 British soldiers to Virginia. Their mission was to clear the Ohio valley of all the French. The whole thing was later called a disaster. After the French and Indian war, the British faced many problems. One of them was how to keep the Colonist and the Indians from killing themselves. In the Proclamation, the king ordered for people to stay east of the line he had set. People had a problem with that because they had already settled there The British had another problem. How would they pay off the big debt that was left from the French and Indian War. The head of the English Government thought it was obvious. They had an idea of taxing colonist. They had to stamp each piece of paper used. They also had to pay taxes for tea. People didn’t have anything to do with the war nor did they have a say in ParliamentIn 1767, Townshend convinced Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts. The act said that the colonists had to pay for things that were imported from England. Still, the people had no say in Parliament and they didn’t have anything to do with the war. When all the Townshend acts were being repealed, a fight between the citizens of Boston and British soldiers had broken out. Colonists made fun of the soldiers’ uniforms calling them lobster backs and other things. They were forbidden to do anything though. When a man had busted out with a wooden stick he had been shot, legally, Then, a riot had been started. Five had been killed.In 1773, a new act started. It was called the Tea Act. The Tea Act said that you could not buy any tea other than the tea from the British East India Company. It became even more cheaper than the Dutch tea, but there was still a tax on it. People didn’t like this. When English merchants arrived at Boston, they wouldn’t leave with a single box of tea. This made Bostonians mad. At night they had gone dressed up as Mohawk Indians and they dumped all the tea into the sea.In 1774, the first meeting at Philadelphia had occurred. It consisted of 50 leaders from 12 colonies. They had all talked about their differences and the delegates all agreed to send a message to King Gorge to consider their complaints and to recognize their rights. They also called for a new boycott of British Goods until Parliament repealed the Intolerant Acts. In 1775, one of the British spies told General Gage that the Colonists were hiding weapons in a nearby village. They decided to show up by surprise and on the way there at the village of Lexington, a shoot out had started. Many colonists lay dead or dying. In 1775, after the shoot out at Lexington, the British had arrived at Concord. A shot had been fired by the British and the British were surprised that they had not left running. The ones that started to panic and run were the British. The British had again realized that Americans were willing to fight for their rights.