Roger Conant leaves England for the New World. Canaanite finally settles in Naumkeag, later renamed Salem. Early settlers rely on fishing and subsistence farming.
Shipbuilding gradually becomes an important industry.
Mid-1600's Trade with the West Indies develops. Lumber and dried fish are traded for molasses and sugar which are turned into rum. Navigation Acts give Americans a virtual monopoly of shipping between the mainland colonies and the West Indies. Salem prospers with this trade. Reverend Samuel Parris is hired to be Minister in Salem Village.