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Alice Thorpe's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Alice, her family, and friends. For example, Alice is 1 years old when First treaty between colonists and Native Americans is signed by the Plymouth colonist and the Wampanoag. Squanto acts as a translator.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 46 |
1666 |
Sir Isaac Newton invents calculus |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1621 |
First treaty between colonists and Native Americans is signed by the Plymouth colonist and the Wampanoag. Squanto acts as a translator. |
| 2 |
1622 |
Jamestown has spread and settlements now line both banks of the James River from Hampton Roads to the present site of Richmond. |
| 4 |
1624 |
New York is established when thirty families of Dutch colonists arrive. Two years later Peter Minuit, one of the colonists, buys Manhattan Island from the Native Americans and names it New Amsterdam. |
| 10 |
1630 |
In March, Boston is established when John Winthrop leads 900 Puritans to establish a colony in Massachusetts Bay. He becomes the first governor. |
| 14 |
1634 |
Maryland is established as 200 settlers, many of them Catholic, arrive in the lands granted to Roman Catholic Lord Baltimore. |
| 16 |
1636 |
In June, Providence and Rhode Island are founded by Roger Williams, after he is banished for new and dangerous opinions. |
| 40 |
1660 |
During the 1660's plantation owners change the laws and revoke contracts so that the Africans cannot earn their freedom. |
| 43 |
1663 |
The Carolina colonies are established after King Charles II grants the territory to eight loyal supporters. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 22 |
1642 |
England's Civil Wars begin |
| 27 |
1647 |
The Society of Friends founded. Later this group becomes known as Quakers. |
| 28 |
1648 |
King Charles I of England is executed |
| 31 |
1651 |
England's Civil Wars end |
| 40 |
1660 |
Louis XIV of France marries Maria Teresa Infanta of Spain |
| 46 |
1666 |
Great Fire of London |
