Time line 3 By ashton7650 May 13, 1607 Jamestown established Sep 3, 1609 Henry Hudson Sails into modern day New York naming the river the Hudson River Apr 15, 1614 marriage of Pocahontas to John Rolfe Jul 30, 1619 First representative assembly, Virginia house of Burgesses Dec 11, 1620 Plymouth Rock was identified as the first solid land the Pilgrims set foot on. Dec 20, 1620 Puritans begin to establish settlement in Plymouth. Establish Mayflower compact 1621 The first Thanksgiving celebration Mar 22, 1622 The Indian Massacre Jul 20, 1636 Pequot War begins Oct 18, 1636 Harvard College is founded 1641 Witchcraft is made a capital crime in English law. May 18, 1644 Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Indians attack the English at Jamestown, 1650 Slavery is legalized in Connecticut and recognized in the American colonies May 18, 1652 Rhode Island passes the first law in the American colonies restricting slavery, making it illegal for more than ten years. Nov 8, 1664 hree hundred British troops seize New Netherlands from the Dutch in a peaceful takeover May 20, 1665 Beginning of King Philip's War Jul 9, 1673 Dutch forces recapture the colony of New York ( Aug 12, 1676 The Indian War ends Nov 19, 1676 Bacon's Rebellion May 23, 1683 he colony of Pennsylvania is established 1691 Plymouth Colony joins the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Period: 1692 to 1693 The Salem witch hunts 1699 Jamestown is abandoned after the statehouse is burned Period: 1818 to 1819 Small pox wipes out 9/10 of Indians