Colonial Events

Colonial Events

Period: 1420 to 1776

These are the most important events in all the conolization of America.

Christopher Colombus

Oct 10, 1492

When Christopher Colombus first step foot with with his men on America or the Bahamas, in hos case he thought it was India.

St. Augustine!

Sep 8, 1565

When the Spanish tried to attack the settlers in their fort and then they survived and had their on land in the New World, St. Augustine.

Lost Colony of Roanoke

1585

When King James 1 has issued a Virginia Charter to send English men on a mission to claim part of America. They named the section of the land "Virginia" after Queen Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen." So they established it as Roanoke, after the tribe that lived there.

Atlantic Slave Trade

1600

When the English started a revolutionary trade to transport over 12 million African slaves to the settlers in the new world.

Jamestown, Virginia

May 14, 1607

King Charles, with a plan, sent 100 men on a trip to find and discover mainland in Virginia. So, they named the land after their loyal King, King James 1.

House of Burgesses

Jun 30, 1619

When the House of burgesses had finished being built and when the 1st original meeting was held in Jamestown, Virginia.

Plymouth, Massachusetts

1620

When the Pilgrims first set foot on Plymouth Rock, off the coast of Massachusetts. They set sail in England in a 66 day long trip to receive religious freedom and establish the Mayflower Compact.

The first Thanksgiving

Nov 28, 1621

When the Pilgrims settled in with the Native Americans to have their first harvest together, showing a sign of thankfulness, and that's how the Holiday got its name, Thanksgiving.

The slave code

May 28, 1661

Slaves separated from family members transport messages to each other using a code only the African slaves can understand.

The Carolinas

May 28, 1670

Carolina, named for King Charles II, was formally created in 1670, after the King granted to eight of his court favorites. These founders hoped to grow food to provision the sugar plantations in Barbados and to export non-English products like wine, silk, and olive-oil.Carolina established a vigorous slave trade, and their main export became rice.