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Roanoke Island Settlers Vanish
The settleers of Roanoke Island mysteriously vanished. -
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in America. -
House of Burgesses meets
The first meeting was in Jamestown in 1619. -
Pilgrims Reached America
Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. -
Mayflower Compact Written
The Mayflower Compact was written before the Pilgrims got off their ship in America. -
Treaty between Pilgrims and Wampanoag Tribe
This treaty let the two groups live together in peace. -
New Amsterdam Becomes New York
Colony surrendered to England and was given to the Duke of York. -
Pennsylvania Founded
William Penn founds Pennsylvania with King Charles's permission. -
Enslaved Africans brought to America
First Slaves were brought to America in the 1700's. -
Settlers in Georgia
First Settlers arrived in Georgia.
