Early English Timeline

  • Roanoke Island

    Roanoke Island

    This was when the Roanoke Island was discovered and its native americans.
  • Spanish Armada defeated

    Spanish Armada defeated

    The formerly great naval fleet of the spanish was finally defeated and now England can sail anywhere they want.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
  • Galileo sees the moons of Jupiter

    Galileo sees the moons of Jupiter

    This was the first time anyone had ever seen the moons over Jupiter and this is when Galileo discovered them.
  • Colonists can own land

    Colonists can own land

    This was the first time that colonists could own land in the Americas.
  • King James declares Royal Colony

    King James declares Royal Colony

    King James declares Jamestown a Royal Colonly because he doesn't want to pay for it anymore and if he makes thim a colony they have to support theirselves.
  • House of Burgesses meets

    House of Burgesses meets

    First legislatie assembly of elected representaties in North America. The house was established by the Virgnia Comany.
  • Dutch bring Africans

    Dutch bring Africans

    This is when the Dutch brought Africans over to Jamestown in Virginia.
  • Virginia Company sends women

    They recruited and sent around 140 women.
  • Taj Mahal was built

    Taj Mahal was built

    This was the completion date of the Taj Mahal