1600-1700 Timeline

  • Jamestwon 1607

    Jamestown, was the first permanent English settlement in America. It was located in Southeast Virginia.
  • Small Pox 1610

    Lethal sweeping of smallpox across the New World killing many of the natives.
  • The House of Burgesses 1619

    The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown.
  • Plymouth Colony 1620

    The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England.Traveled on ship that was named the Mayflower.
  • Navigation Act 1651

    New England uses Navigation Act to weaken the Dutch.
  • Virginia Law 1662

    Virginia passes new law stating that kids receive the same condition from mothers.
  • New Haven Annexed by Connecticut 1665

    The King's commissioners arrive in New England to oversee what is occurring in the colonies. They demand that colonies must comply by swearing allegiance to the King and allowing for the freedom of religion.
  • King William's War

    King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War, also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg.