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The act, which was passed in part due to heavy pressure from merchants in England's American colonies, results in the number of Africans transported to the American colonies being increased from 5,000 to 45,000 per annum. 1699 – Capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg; Jamestown is slowly abandoned.
1500 B.C. – Emergence of Eastern Woodland culture. 1200 B.C. – Emergence of the Olmec culture. 500 B.C. – Emergence of Maya civilization and Adena culture. 300 B.C. – Maize first grown in Eastern North America. 100 B.C. – A.D. 400 – The Hopewell tradition flourishes. 600 – Emergence of Mississippian culture.
Literature in the European sense was nearly nonexistent, with histories being far more noteworthy. These included The History and present State of Virginia (1705) by Robert Beverly and History of the Dividing Line (1728–29) by William Byrd, which was not published until a century later. Instead, the newspaper was the principal form of reading ...
1582–1600. Richard Hakluyt wrote and published his book, The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation. [4] Hakluyt was a graduate of University of Oxford, where he later lectured on geography. He was a scholar, a collector and a fervent advocate of colonial expansion.
The 13 British North American provinces of Virginia, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Delaware, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia united as the United States of America declare their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on ...
1,500 1600 2 Carolina – The Native Americans [102] 233 SE Woodlands Southern Colonies Waxhaw and Sugeree 1,500 1600 2 James Mooney & Carolina – The Native Americans [102] 234 SE Woodlands Southern Colonies Manahoac: 1,500 1600 James Mooney: 235 Great Basin Mexican Cession Washo: 1,500 1800 A. L. Kroeber: 236 SE Woodlands Louisiana Purchase
1600 1600 Battle of Sekigahara: Eastern Army: forces loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu: Western Army: forces loyal to Ishida Mitsunari: 1600 1601 Thessaly rebellion (1600) Ottoman Empire: Greek peasants 1600 1601 Franco-Savoyard War (1600–1601) Kingdom of France: Duchy of Savoy c. 1600 1866 Navajo Wars Crown of Castile Spain Mexico United States: Navajo
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...