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In 1607, Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in the Americas. They decided to build on a peninsula in Virginia due to the protection of the water that surrounded the land on three sides. -
The first African slaves in America were brought by Dutch ships. This was the start of slavery throughout the 17th century in the Americas. -
In order to maintain order within Jamestown, the House of Burgesses was established. The House of Burgesses was the beginning of representative government in the Americas. -
The Pilgrims celebrated for three days after the first harvest in the New World. In attendance was the Wampanoag tribe who helped the Pilgrims survive. -
The act was set up for Catholics, however, stated that anyone coming over to practice their religion would tolerate their different religions. This included Quakers, Protestants, Jews, and Catholics. -
The Navigation Acts were a series of laws passed that only English ships could bring in good in England. This limited the power of the colonists and could only sell tobacco and cotton to England. -
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The Bacon Rebellion is mostly about how a small farmer wanted more land but the governor said no. Bacon raised a militia and killed a friendly tribe in the process and then got kicked out. Since he got kicked out of Jamestown, he decided to burn Jamestown with his militia. This led to an increase of exponential increase of slaves since no one wanted small farmers around, so plantations grew. -
Known as the "bloodless revolution," the glorious revolution was about overthrowing King James II. He was replaced by his daughter and her husband, William of Orange. Political and religious motives were involved and the revolution lasted for about a year. Established the limit of the monarchy. -
Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Williams were young girls who accused many people they didn't like as witches in Salem, Massachusetts. This led to the Salem Witch Trials in which innocent people were accused of witchcraft. Salem specifically lived in constant suspicion of one's neighbor for almost a year.