1600-1700

  • Jamestown settlement

    Jamestown settlement

    This is when Jamestown settled in the New World.
  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth

    Pilgrims land at Plymouth

    The British shipped Mayflower over and landed on the Plymouth.
  • Indian Massacre 1622

    Indian Massacre 1622

    The most important immediate impact of the 1622 attack was that in 1624 the Virginia Company lost title over the colony to the crown of England, making Virginia a royal colony.
  • Maryland settlement

    Maryland settlement

    The territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, the queen consort of Charles I.