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When Jamestown was settled by people in 1607. It was settled on a swamp. Named after King James.
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A scouting party was sent out, and landed at Plymouth Harbor, where they would form the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England. These original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the Pilgrim Fathers, or simply as the Pilgrims.
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The split between Charles and Parliament was such that neither side was willing to back down over the principles that they held and war was inevitable as a way in which all problems could be solved.
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The English monarchy is restored under King Charles II
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On March 5, 1681, one day after receiving his royal charter for Pennsylvania, William Penn wrote that he believed God would make his colony "the seed of the nation."
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Quakers in Pennsylvania issue a formal protest against slavery in America.
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The College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Queen Anne's War ends with the Treaty of Utrecht.
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The final Colonial War was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War.
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British Empire was the largest formal empire that the world had ever known. As such, its power and influence stretched all over the globe.
