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Settling of Jamestown
104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
With its origin in the first meeting of the Virginia General Assembly at Jamestown, the House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies. -
Mayflower Compact
It was a self governed for the people going to the New World. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
Colonist arrived to Plymouth Harbor in 1620. Where the colonist first stepped on American soil. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This described the set up of government of Connecticut River towns, setting the structure and power. They wanted open trade on the ocean. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
This was an armed rebellion led by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of governor William Berkeley. -
Glorious Revolution
The reign when William of Orange took the English throne from James II in 1688. This caused permanent realignment of power within the English constitution. -
English (British) Bill of Rights
Is an act of the Parliament of Engt sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next in line for the crown. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused, 19 of whom were found guilty and executed by hanging. -
Iroquois Confederation
This is a confederation by the 5 tribes to keep peace. The following tribes were Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca people. -
John Peter Zenger
He sat in jail for a year before his trial began.
