1600-1700

  • The Founding of Jamestown

    The Founding of Jamestown
    The first settlement in America was founded in Virginia and named Jamestown.
  • Tobacco

    Tobacco became the cash crop of Jamestown.
  • The House of Burgesses

    The first democratic assembly was held.
  • The Start of the Slave Trade in America

    The Start of the Slave Trade in America
    The first African slaves were brought into Jamestown by the Dutch.
  • the Maryland colony

    The Maryland Colony was founded and granted religious freedom to Christians.
  • The British Took New Amsterdam

    The British sized control of New Amsterdam and renamed it to New York.
  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    An armed rebellion that took place in Virginia.
  • The Founding of the Pennsylvania Colony

    William Penn founded the Pennsylvania Colony as a place for the Quakers to practice their way of life.