Southern Culture By mackenzie.cates Jan 1, 1607 Foundation of Jamestown Sep 19, 1619 First African-American s come to the NA colonies Sep 19, 1620 Plemith Colony Sep 19, 1630 Mass. Bay Period: Jan 1, 1640 to Jan 1, 1645 Servants start out living their contracts Jan 1, 1730 Middleton began construsction Jul 4, 1776 Declartion of Independce Jan 1, 1780 Main house at Stagville is built Jan 1, 1861 Civil War begins Jan 1, 1865 Civil War Ends Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Jan 1, 1940 Sharecropping Sep 19, 1880 New South Movement Henry W. Grady, says "lets bring the mills to the cotton"