Key period 2 timeline Key Period 3 Timeline The key period starts here because the first colony In the New World is built. The French-Indian war was an important turning point because It revealed the different viewpoints of separate powers and was the First major war fought in the New World amongst superpower nations Which would directly affect the Natives as well as the colonizers. 1639 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1730-1740s The First Great Awakening 1607 Jamestown is Founded 1620 Mayflower compact 1628-1691 Massachusetts Bay Colony 1756 French and Indian war 1610 Anglo Powhatan Wars 1675 Bacon’s Rebellion 1620-1621 Plymouth colony 1692-1693 Salem Witch Trials The key period ends here because it is when sparks of conflicts Between The Colonists and The Great Britain and powers like French are seen.