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First permanent English settlement in America, and was established by the London Company in southeast Virginia.
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An English settlement in North America was established by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River. -
Established by the Spanish conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta in what is known as New Mexico. -
The first representative assembly in America met for the first time in Virginia, and the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown. -
The Plymouth colony is established in Massachusetts by English pilgrims. -
A set of rules for self-governance was established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower. -
Indian massacre or Jamestown massacre was the attack on English settlements by the tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy. -
Founded as a way to help protect trading areas further upriver while providing a great port of entry. -
Founded by Puritans who intended to set up a society that would accord with what they believed to be God's wishes. -
The Pequot War was fought in order for English domination of New England, to end Dutch domination in the region, and subjugation of natives. As well as establish a pattern for English policy towards natives. -
Colonists from New Netherland descended on the camps at Pavonia and killed 120 Indians, including women and children.
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An act meant to ensure freedom of religion for Christian settlers of diverse persuasions in the colony.
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Naval conflicts between England and the Netherlands over mercantile interests. With the first three wars spanning from 1652 to 1674
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A large-scale attack by the Susquehannock Indians and allied tribes on several New Netherland settlements along the North River.
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Native Americans' last effort to avoid recognizing English authority and prevent the English from colonizing their land.
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Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley and was the first rebellion in the North American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part.
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An uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe. -
An event that ultimately changed how England was governed, giving Parliament more power over the monarchy and planting seeds for the beginnings of a political democracy. -
An armed conflict between England and France in North America. The war was a battle over control of North America, particularly over the fur trade in North America.
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The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.
