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Plymouth Colony is formed
formed by a group of pilgrims, most were seeking religious freedom. -
The First Thanksgiving
The first thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims and the Wampanoag native Americans. The feast lasted for three days. -
Indian Massacre of 1622
the indian massacre of 1622 occured in the colony of Virginia. The Powhatan tribe came into the colony unarmed with food and gifts, the out of nowhere they picked up anything they could and killed as many English settlers as they could. -
First Folio
The First Folio contained 36 of Shakespeares plays. they were printed in London in 1623. -
The Virginia colony becomes a Royal colony
King James took over the Virginia colony because they werent making a profit for him. -
King James dies
king James was 50 when he died. many people believe he died because he had bad arthritis and kidney stones. -
Francis Bacon dies
Francis Bacon was a english philosopher and scientist. He created the scientific method. He died of pneumonia while studying the effects of freezing on the preservation of meat. he didnt create bacon. -
Robert Boyle is born
Robert Boyle was a philosopher and chemist. he was the founder of Chemistry. -
King Charles makes every county in England pay ship tax
Charles was running out of money so he made everyone pay ship tax. people were upset because collecting of ship money was only done during wars, but Charles didnt care and argued with everyone saying there wasn't a law that said he couldnt tax them. -
The Polish-Swedish war ends
The Polish And Swedish were fighting for a really long time untill Poland suffered a big defeat so they signed a peace treaty call The Truce of Altmark.
