1607–1706 - Exploration & Settlement

This historical marker pays tribute to some of the Separatists and friends of the Pilgrim Fathers who died in Leiden and were buried at Pieterskerk.

Mercantilism was an economic theory followed by England that helped lead to the implementation of policies that contributed to the unrest in the American Colonies and to the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War.

The Middle Colonies in Colonial America were New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

The Pequot War was the first war in the New England area between English colonists and Native American Indians. The English won, nearly exterminated the Pequot, and took control of the Connecticut River Valley.

St. Peter's Church — Pieterskerk — in Leiden, Netherlands, is an important landmark related to the Pilgrim Fathers. When the English separatists moved to Leiden, they lived in the neighborhoods around the church, including Green Gate.

The Pilgrims lived in Leiden, Netherlands for almost 12 years. There are many landmarks, memorials, and sculptures dedicated to them throughout the city.

In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers left their home in Leiden, Netherlands. They sailed past this spot on their way to Delfshaven, where they spent the night before they boarded the Speedwell to sail to England.

This plaque marks the entrance to the alley where William Brewster lived in Leiden and published books through the Pilgrim Press.

This historical marker at Pieterskerk in Leiden provides a short history of the time the Pilgrim Fathers spent there.

Rhode Island Colony was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. The colony started in 1636 and established Religious Freedom and the Separation of Church and State.

The Salem Witch Trials are a series of well-known investigations, court proceedings, and prosecutions that took place in Salem, Massachusetts over the course of 1692 and 1693.

The victims of the Salem Witch Trials are the 20 men and women who were unlawfully executed as a result of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692.

Salutary Neglect was an unwritten policy where British officials allowed merchants in Colonial America to break shipping laws. The policy allowed colonial merchants to flourish and also benefited British merchants. However, when the British Government tried to reverse the policy led to unrest and violence that contributed to the American Revolution and the War for Independence.

Salutary Neglect was an unwritten policy that allowed the American Colonies to grow relatively unchecked until the end of the French and Indian War. This timeline presents key moments in the history of the American Colonies in chronological order that were affected by the concept of Salutary Neglect and Britain’s reversal of the policy.

Definition and meaning of the term Separatists as it relates to Colonial America and U.S. history.

The Headright System was established by the Virginia Company in 1618 as a way to increase immigration to Virginia and increase the workforce.

Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island. He was an advocate of the Separation of Church and State, Religious Freedom, and the rights of Native American Indians. His beliefs helped form the concepts found in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.