Colonial America 1600-1700

By G.C.S

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown is established as the first permanent English settlement in America.

  • Tobacco

    The first tobacco crop is planted in Jamestown.

  • The house of Burgesses

    The house of Burgesses calls the first meeting between representatives in colonial America.

  • Slaves

    The first slaves arrive in Jamestown.

  • The Mayflower

    The Mayflower arrives in America, bringing pilgrims to inhabit the Plymouth colony.

  • Maryland

    The second permanent English settlement in America, Maryland, is founded.

  • Virginia Law

    The first law is passed in Virginia that states that the child of a slave woman will always be a slave, regardless of who the father was.

  • New York

    The English seize New Amsterdam, and rename it New York.