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The first English settlement, Jamestown was founded in Virginia -
In 1617, the first slaves are imported into Jamestown, Virginia. -
In 1617, Jamestown sent its first cargo of tobacco to England. The sale of tobacco saved Jamestown financially. -
The first representative assembly of America, the House of Burgesses, meet in Virginia for the first time. -
The Mayflower comes to Cape Cod with first pilgrims ready to colonize the land. the Pilgrims establish the Plymouth Colony. -
Ships from English leave to establish the foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
Massachusetts becomes the first colony to legalize slavery.
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English seize the Dutch colony New Amsterdam and rename it New York.
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War between indigenous inhabitants and English Colonists.
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The first rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government specifically Colonial Governor William Berkeley. This rebellion was due to different ideas on how to handle the Native Indians.
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This was the deposition of King James II in England. This revolution was bloodless and peaceful but nonetheless important because it led to the establishment of an English nation that limited the power of the king and provided protections for English subjects.
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These were written for English and were a landmark Act in the constitutional law of England that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown.