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Bartholomew Gosnold was the first Englishman to land in New England and named Cape Cod
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Jamestown was established in Virginia and was the first permanent English settlement in America
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The House of Burgesses meet in Virginia for the first time
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The first African-American slaves were brought to Jamestown
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The Mayflower Compact was signed which established the pilgrim's new government
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King Charles I signed a charter which established Massachusetts Bay Colony
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William Bradford stated writing "History of Plymouth Plantation"
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Massachusetts Bay passes the Town Act which allows towns to mostly govern themselves
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The Dutch and the Hudson River Valley Indians sign a peace treaty
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England passed the Navigation Act which stated that the colonies could not import goods to England unless it was on an English ship
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The first law against slavery was passed by Rhode Island but it was never enforced
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The Quakers in New Amsterdam were banished to Rhode Island
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A law was passed by Massachusetts that the Quakers could not have religious freedom of any kind
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The English took over New Amsterdam and named it New York
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Virginian settlers started a rebellion against the Governor
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William Penn was given a royal charter to begin Pennsylvania
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Jamestown was set on fire by a prisoner
