The 17th century in England was a period of huge political and social upheaval. From an age characterized by the Crown’s tight control of the state, the century witnessed years of war, terror and bloodshed that enveloped the kingdom, as well as the execution of Charles I and the introduction of a republic. America in the 1600s was a collection of newly established settlements and long-established Native American tribes and nations. This century would see the start of many conflicts between European colonists and Native Americans and a number of firsts that became the start of a nation.
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The Bank of England is Formed by Royal Charter – later to be Purchased for Pennies on the Dollar After a Rothschild Financial Coup
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A Secret Society called The Knights of the Apocalypse is Established in Italy Supposedly to Protect the Catholic Church from the Antichrist
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1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery
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Britain’s King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing Prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court
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While in Prison for Preaching without a license from the Government, John Bunyon Publishes “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” a World’s Best Seller for Hundreds of Years.
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The First Thanksgiving Proclamation in Charlestown, MA
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Johnson v. Parker: Black Slave Owner Becomes First Legal Slave Owner in America After Winning Suit to Keep Parker, also Black, as His Slave for Life
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Oliver Cromwell and the Beheading of King Charles I – Financed by the Jewish Bankers
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John Winthrop gave his ‘Little Speech On Liberty’
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The Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England
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King Charles Delivers the ‘Answer to the Nineteen Propositions’ to Parliament
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Massachusetts Passes the First Education Law
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Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven
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John Lilburne was Arrested for Printing and Circulating ‘Unlicensed Books’ Critical of the King Charles I’s Monarchy
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Harvard College is Founded as a Religious School to Train Clergy in the Christian Faith
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Rev. John Lothropp Arrives in Boston, Massachusetts
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Galileo Convicted of Heresy for Teaching the Heliocentric System of the Earth Revolving Around the Sun
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The ‘Petition of Right’ Approved by King Charles I in England
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The Second Thanksgiving: Governor Bradford Proclaims November 29 a Day of Thanksgiving
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Richard Frethorne’s Letter to His Parents
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The First Thanksgiving Occurred between Sept 21st and Nov 9th, 1621
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The Mayflower Pilgrims Land and Found Plymouth Led by William Bradford
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The Mayflower Compact is Signed by 41 English Colonists Onboard the Mayflower
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Indenture between the four Adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley
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Jamestown, the first Permanent British Settlement in America, is Established in Virginia
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Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes a False Flag Patsy?
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