17th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1607 | John Smith founded the Jamestown Settlement | |
| 1614 | The Dutch laid claim to the territories of New Netherland. | |
| 1619 | Slavery was introduced to the Colony of Virginia. | |
| 1620 | November 11 | The Mayflower Compact was signed. |
| 1625 | New Amsterdam was founded. | |
| 1628 | The Massachusetts Bay Colony founded. | |
| 1630 | The Winthrop Fleet arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | |
| The Manor of Rensselaerswyck was founded. | ||
| 1634 | The Province of Maryland was founded. | |
| Theologian Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | ||
| 1635 | The Connecticut Colony was founded by Thomas Hooker. | |
| 1636 | Williams founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. | |
| Harvard College was founded. | ||
| 1637 | The New Haven Colony was founded. | |
| Pequot War: The war, in New England, ended. | ||
| 1638 | The Delaware Colony was founded. | |
| New Sweden was established. | ||
| 1639 | The Fundamental Agreement of the New Haven Colony was signed. | |
| The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were adopted. | ||
| 1640 | French and Iroquois Wars: The wars escalated to full warfare. | |
| 1643 | The New England Confederation was created. | |
| Kieft's War: The war, in New Netherland, began. | ||
| 1644 | Third Anglo–Powhatan War: The war began. | |
| 1645 | Kieft's War: The war ended. | |
| 1646 | Third Anglo-Powhatan War: The war ended. | |
| 1649 | The Maryland Toleration Act was passed. | |
| The execution of the English King Charles I of England marked the establishment of the Commonwealth of England. | ||
| 1655 | Peach Tree War: The war took place. | |
| 1659 | Esopus Wars: The wars took place. | |
| 1660 | The Commonwealth of England came to an end with the restoration of King Charles II of England. | |
| 1662 | The Halfway Covenant was adopted | |
| 1663 | Charles granted a charter for a new colony, the Province of Carolina. | |
| 1664 | Second Anglo-Dutch War: The war began with the English conquest of New Amsterdam. | |
| 1667 | New Netherland was ceded to England under the Treaty of Breda (1667). | |
| 1669 | John Lederer of Virginia began to explore the Appalachian Mountains. | |
| 1670 | Charles Town was founded. | |
| Lederer's expedition ended. | ||
| 1671 | The Batts-Fallam expedition sponsored by Abraham Wood reached the New River. | |
| 1672 | The Blue Laws were enacted in Connecticut. | |
| Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette began to explore the Illinois Country. | ||
| 1673 | Jolliet and Marquette's expedition ended. | |
| 1674 | New Netherland was permanently relinquished to England under the Treaty of Westminster. | |
| 1675 | King Philip's War: The war, in New England, began. | |
| 1676 | Bacon's Rebellion: The rebellion, in Virginia, took place. | |
| King Philip's War: The war took place. | ||
| 1677 | The Province of Maine was absorbed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | |
| 1679 | War between Carolina and the Westo resulted in the destruction of the Westo. | |
| 1680 | Pueblo Revolt: A revolt took place in Spanish New Mexico. | |
| 1682 | The Province of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. | |
| René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle travelled down the Mississippi River to its mouth. | ||
| 1685 | Charles died. He was succeeded as King of Kingdom of England by James II of England. | |
| 1686 | The Dominion of New England was established. | |
| 1687 | Yamasee Indians from Spanish Florida moved to Carolina. | |
| 1688 | Glorious Revolution: James was deposed in favor of William and Mary. | |
| 1689 | The Governor of the Dominion of New England was deposed, ending the rule of the Dominion. | |
| King William's War: The war began. | ||
| 1690 | Schenectady Massacre: A massacre took place. | |
| 1692 | Salem witch trials: Witch trials took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. | |
| 1697 | War of the Grand Alliance: The war was ended by the Treaty of Ryswick. | |
| 1698 | Pensacola, Florida was established by the Spanish. | |
| 1699 | Biloxi was founded by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. |
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