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Jamestown
Jamestown first founded by London Enterprise -
The First Tobacco Crop
John Rolfe first planted tabaco in Virginia -
The Virginia House of Burgesses Holds Its First Democratic Meeting
Virginia Colonists created the first colonies' first representative Assembly -
The First African Slaves
The first set of African slaves are brought into Jamestown on slave ships. They were mainly used to work on tobacco farms -
The Draft of the Mayflower Compact and Plymouth Colony
The Mayflower sails to America from Plymouth with 102 passengers. -
The Powhatan Confederacy Nearly Wipes out Jamestown Colony
There were many wars between the English and Indians over land. It also set deals for trade between the two groups -
Charles II is crowned King of England
Charles reign is known as the restoration era -
King Phillips War Starts
One of the major wars against the Native Americans -
William Penn Founds Pennsylvania Colony
William Penn and the Quakers founded Pennsylvania for religious reasons -
Salem Witch Trials
During this time, Puritans held Witch trails burning anyone who were suspected with witchcraft -
French Settlers move to America
The French went to America to set a fur trade post
