Colonization and Slave Trade By sdriggers Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown Founded Jan 1, 1619 First Slaves Purchased From Africa to Work in Jamestown Jan 1, 1620 Coming of the Pilgrims Jan 1, 1630 Puritans Enter Massachusetts Jan 1, 1635 The First Public School in America is Established Boston Latin School Jan 1, 1638 Swedes First Settle in Delaware. Jan 1, 1641 Slavery Legalized in Massachusetts Jan 1, 1642 Fugitive Slave Law Passed in Virginia Jan 1, 1652 First Anti-Slavery Law Enacted in British Colonies Jan 1, 1663 King Charles II Establishes the Carolina Colony Jan 1, 1670 Virginia Assembly Act Allows all non-christians who arrive by ship in Virginia to be enslaved Jan 1, 1682 The French Establish Louisiana Jan 1, 1688 Quakers in Germantown Denounce Slavery Jan 1, 1696 Slave Plantations Begin
