American History

By Miles245838
  • Period: to

    1600

  • Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is founded in Virginia.

  • The first enslaved Africans arrive in English North America at Jamestown.

  • The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock and establish Plymouth Colony.

  • The Mayflower Compact is signed, creating a basic form of self-government.

  • The Massachusetts Bay Colony is founded by Puritans.

  • Harvard College, the first college in America, is established.

  • The Salem Witch Trials take place in Massachusetts.