- 1600 - Wikipedia
The year 1600 was the end of the 16th century and the start of the 17th century In the Gregorian calendar, it was the first century leap year and the last until the year 2000
- Colonial Settlement, 1600s - 1763 - Library of Congress
In the early 1600s, in rapid succession, the English began a colony (Jamestown) in Chesapeake Bay in 1607, the French built Quebec in 1608, and the Dutch began their interest in the region that became present-day New York
- Historical Events in 1600 - On This Day
Historical events from year 1600 Learn about 22 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1600 or search by date or keyword
- The United States, 1600–1800 A. D. - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Europeans colonize North America in the early seventeenth century, motivated by religious and economic goals
- Pre-Revolution Timeline 1600s - Americas Best History
1600 - In present-day Arizona and New Mexico, members of the Franciscan order of the Catholic Church establish missions in Hopi and other tribal areas under charter from the King of Spain
- Historical Cultural Timeline - 1600s - University of Houston
Jamestown, Virginia, established-first permanent English colony on American mainland Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, saves life of John Smith Johannes Kepler publishes his Laws of Planetary Motion which explained the movement of planets around the sun Galileo Galilei sees the moons of Jupiter through his telescope
- 1600 Archives | HISTORY
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- 50 Fascinating and Historical Facts About The 1600s
France sent 800 women to Quebec in the 1600s The “Filles du Roi” (“Daughters of the King”) were poor women who in 1663 agreed to go to the mostly male New France colony to marry them It worked, the population more than doubled in 10 years, and two-thirds of French Canadians today are their descendants 4
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