Colonial Era By bobbybal16 Mar 14, 1607 Jamestown Colony is Established Jul 30, 1619 House of Burgesses of Virginia Meets First elected legistative group to meet in North America Dec 16, 1620 Maylfower Drops Anchor in Plymouth Jun 20, 1632 Cecil Calvert Obtains Proprietary Charter in Maryland Mar 15, 1636 Roger Williams settles in Rhode Island Jul 30, 1676 Nathaniel Bacon Leads Rebellion Against Governor William Berkley Aug 12, 1676 King Phillip's War Ends Jan 14, 1739 George Winthrop Travels Colonial America (Great Awakening) May 2, 1754 French Indian War Begins