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Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in the Americas. The people named their colony after King James I. The people chose a secure spot surrounded by water, so the Spanish Ships couldn't fire from point blank into the fort -
Slavery in America first started when a ship brought 20 enslaved Africans to Jamestown. Slavery started to get really bad and were used for a source of labor. -
The Massachusetts Bay colony is on the east coast of North America. It was founded by the puritans, who came over from England. They used it to hopefully escape from religious persecution and to build a religious community in the Americas. -
The Toleration Act of 1649 was held in the newly founded colony of Maryland. The goal was to give Christian immigrants of different denominations to settle in Massachusetts. It was also the first law to protect religious freedom in the Thirteen Colonies. -
The navigation acts were laws passed by the British parliament to help control trade. These acts caused conflicts between Britain and the colonies which also contributed to the American Revolution. -
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley. This happened because Berkeley didn't accept the request from Bacon to drive the Native Americans out of Virginia. -
The Glorious Revolution, which happened in 1688 was an important event in British history. It was when William of Orange took the throne from James II. This event was known as "glorious" because it established parliamentary supremacy in England. -
This was a conflict between England and France in North America. Both wanted control over North America particularly the fur trade. -
Colonial legislatures formalized the institution of race-based slavery, with detailed slave codes regulating most aspects of enslaved people's lives. -
The Salem Witch Trials occurred in Massachusetts in 1692. It was when a group of young girls claimed that they were possessed by the devil and accused several women of witchcraft.