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Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
The first Englishman to land on the New England coast, exploring and naming Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. -
Establishment of Jamestown
Establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The short lives Popham Colony founded in Maine by the Virginia Company of Plymouth. -
Santa Fe Established
Santa Fe, New Mexico established by Spain. -
First Tobacco Crop Planted
Tobacco saved the Jamestown colony. The wealth of Tobacco brought many more colonist to the area and bettered the economy. -
First Slaves
The first slaves were brought to America. A lot started out working in Tobacco farms. This was the introduction to slavery in the United States -
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact signed. Plymouth Colony is founded in what would be Massachusetts. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded
Massachusetts Bay Colony founded -
Pennsylvania
William Penn formed the religiously tolerant colony of Pennsylvania. -
English Civil War
The English civil war started, and Montreal was founded. -
First Quakers
First Quakers arrive in New England. -
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution happens, and King James II flees to France and is replaced by William and Mary of Orange . -
Jamestown Abandoned
Capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg. Jamestown is slowly abandoned.
