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The Virginia Company was established in 1606 and sought treasures in the New World.
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In 1607, Jamestown, named after the English king, was established as the first permanent English colony in the present day U.S.
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Tobacco's first crop was planted by John Rolfe in 1616. Europe became very fond of their tobacco, and thus tobacco would go on to save Jamestown and affect the culture of the colonies for years to come.
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The House of Burgesses, a representative body of white male landowners, was established by the Virginia Company.
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A Dutch ship sold 20 individuals as slaves to Virginia colonists, serving as the beginning of slavery in the colonies.
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John Winthrop delivered his famous sermon in which he expressed his desire that America would serve as "a city on a hill," and be a godly example to the rest of the world.
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Charles I was beheaded as a result of civil war in England, and England became a republic. This forced American colonists to decide whether they would follow Parliament or Charles II.
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The colony of Charleston was founded in 1670 and served as the center for slave trade.
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King Philip's War began in 1675, and was a series of violent conflicts between American colonists and Native Americans, as many of the Native Americans believed the colonists viewed and treated them as lesser beings.
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Nathaniel Bacon was named as the leader of this rebellion and led his "volunteers" into skirmishes against the Native Americans though governor Sir William Berkeley insisted against such a course of action. The two had a sort of showdown in Jamestown, after which Bacon was reluctantly named general of Virginia. However, he was only such for a short time, as he died that autumn.
