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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas founded in 1607 in Virginia. -
The first enslaved Africans to arrive in Virginia, they were used for trading tobacco and other resources. -
The Mayflower landed in 1620 and carried pilgrims from England to the New world. The founded Plymouth colony in Massachusetts. -
A conflict between English settlers and Pequot Indians that was from 1636-1638. -
The English Civil War was between 1642-1651 fought between Puritans and Royalists. It was a series of armed conflicts over governmental authority. -
Act passed in 1649 that granted religious freedom to all Christian denominations in Maryland. The act was repealed in 1654 but reinstated in 1658. -
Was a conflict between English colonists and Native Americans that lasted from 1675-1678. The English settlers ended up winning in the end.
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Bacon's Rebellion was a revolt in 1676 that was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Virginia's governor over issues like native relations and taxes. -
The Pueblo Revolt was an uprising in 1680 against Spanish colonization in the Southwest by Pueblo Indians. They ended up driving the Spanish out for 12 years resulting in it being considered the most successful revolt by the Native Americans against European colonizers. -
The Salem Witch Trials, which occurred from February 1692 to May 1693, were a series of hearings to prosecute witches. Many innocent people were executed.