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Roanoke was the first colony inhabited by the English settlers in 1587. The colony inexplicably dissipated a few years after colonization. (www.history.com)
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A legislative assembly created in 1619 by governor George Yeardly in Virginia. (www.ushistory.com)
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English puritans move from England to flee the church to have their own religion. (historyofmassachusetts.org)
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Dutch settlers first settle in New York in 1624 to trade with the Natives and make money. (www.history.com)
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One of the original thirteen colonies that was colonized in 1636. (www.history.com)
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Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion at Jamestown in 1676. He led it because he accused the Natives of being thieves. (www.nps.gov)
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In 1692 people were being accused for witchcraft. This big scare of witches resulted in the deaths of many people who were accused of being witches.
