Early America By rielj2 Period: Sep 25, 1500 to Sep 25, 1800 Early America Sep 25, 1588 Spanish Armada defeated Sep 25, 1607 Jamestown Sep 25, 1614 Land Ownership Sep 25, 1619 House of Burgesses Meets Sep 25, 1619 Dutch bring Africans Sep 26, 1620 Virginia Company sends women Sep 25, 1624 King James declares Royal Colony Sep 26, 1638 Remaining Jamestown settlers Sep 26, 1640 Africans Were set free Sep 26, 1668 Roanoke Island