1600-1700

By kfarm22

  • The establishing of Jamestown

    The first permanent English settelement, Jamestown, is established on the banks of the James River in America and is successful for almost 100 years.

  • New settlers arrive in colonies

    John Rolfe and 150 other settlers arrive in Jamestown as part of the new charter.

  • First Slaves are Brought to America

    Due to the labor shortage in Jamestown with tobacco farming, colonists were offered to trade slaves with the Dutch. This was the introduction of slavery into the British colonies and what began slavery in America.

  • The House of Burgesses

    In Virginia, the first representative assembly of America meets for the first time.

  • John Winthrop's "The City upon a Hill" Sermon

    John Winthrop, one of the most prominent Puritan group leaders, gives the new Puritan immigrants a powerful sermon that shaped the motives of all Americans.

  • The Beginning of the Second American Colony

    Charles I set a new area of land of about 12 million acres near the Chesapeake Bay for the second colony in America. This began in order to expand the colonies, population, and industries of New America.

  • King Philip's War

    An uprising of Native Americans against the invasions of the New England colonies which resulted in the enslaving of more Native Americans.

  • The steam engine is first patented

    Thomas Savery, an inventor and engineer, patented the first steam engine, which effectively draws water from flooded coal mines