America from 1600 to 1700

By NamanyaJSmith

  • Jamestown is Established

    The Virginia Company officially establishes the first permanent English town.

  • First Slaves Brought to America

    The Dutch bring the first twenty slaves to be sold in Jamestown, Virginia.

  • The House of Burgesses is Founded

    The first form of government in the New World, called the House of Burgesses is founded and established in Virginia.

  • Mayflower Lands in Massachusetts

    The British ship brings 102 travellers calls Pilgrims to Plymouth Harbor.

  • Settlers in New Hampshire

    The first settlers in New Hampshire arrive.

  • Settlers in Rhode Island

    First settlers in Rhode Island establish Providence as a new settlement.

  • First Navigation Act

    Brittain enacts the first of the Navigation Acts, limiting the American colonies to trading only with England.

  • New Amsterdam is Renamed New York

    The English take control of New Amsterdam from the Dutch and change the name to New York.

  • Charleston is Founded

    Charleston is founded as the first city founded in South Carolina.