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.

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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 …

Europeans colonize North America in the early seventeenth century, motivated by religious and economic goals.

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 …

Luther bears witness to a Protestant conscience, stating at Worms: 'Here I stand, I can not do otherwise.'

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.

King James I of England is persuaded by wealthy investors to charter a jointstock company with two branches, the Plymouth Company and the Virginia Company. Over 140 men and boys form a …

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The year 1600 marked the Battle of Sekigahara, a decisive conflict that established Tokugawa Ieyasu as Japan’s de facto ruler. This victory led to the foundation of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1603, …