chapter 3

By cerbol
  • Jamestown's birth

    Jamestown's birth
    The year the first colony was set in virginia
  • House of Burgesses

    House of  Burgesses
    The first representative assembly in America. Where the African slaves get brought.
  • Mayflower compact

    Mayflower compact
    A set of rules for self governance, was established by the English colonists.
  • The providence of Maryland

    The providence of Maryland
    An English colony for puritans that turned into a British one. Later it would become a U.S state.
  • New Sweden

    New Sweden
    When Sweden had great military strength they made New Sweden in America. It was established in the thirty year war.
  • Pocahontas

    Pocahontas
    In the last Indian rebellion in the region, Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Indians attack the English at Jamestown, but their effort is repulsed and proves unsuccessful.
  • Population

    Population
    Colonial population is estimated at 50,400.
  • Province Of Carolina

    Province Of Carolina
    It was a English colony with a charter granted by King Charles ll. It too was turned into a English colony.
  • New Amsterdam's recreation

    New Amsterdam's recreation
    English took New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York.
  • Dutch's takeover

    Dutch's takeover
    Dutch forces recapture the colony of New York from the British, but would only be able to hold power in the area for one year.