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First English Settlement
The English established the first settlement in the New World, Jamestown. -
First Slaves and Women Arrive in Jamestown
Often seen as the beginning of slavery, even though African American slaves had been imported into the United States since the 1500s -
The Form of the Virginia House of Burgesses
It was the first legislative body in colonial America. -
Plymouth was Founded
Settled by the Pilgrims -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
The Indian Massacre of 1622
The Indian Massacre of 1622, more often known as the Jamestown massacre, was an attack on the Virginia Colony led by the Powhatan Confederacy. -
Massachussetts Bay Colony was Founded
Colony, one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees. -
Maryland was Established
Maryland was founded as a safe haven for English Catholics fleeing persecution in Europe.