u.s history 1 By Apollo Xenpai 1607 james town was settled 1612 first bacco crop 1619 the virginia house of burgesses was established 1619 First African slaves arrive in british north america 1620 pilgrims arrived at plymouth on themayflower 1631 roger williams rhode island 1632 John Locke "natural rights" 1676 bacons rebellion 1730 the great awakening occurred 1763 the procolmation of 1763 1770 the Boston massacre took place 1773 boston tea party 1775 thomas paine wrote common sense 1775 battle of lexington and concord was fought 1775 patrick henry said give me liberty or give me death 1776 declartion of indepence was written 1777 battle of saratoga 1777 the articles of confederation was established 1783 did ben franklin negotiated the treaty of paris 1786 the constitution was ratified 1786 thomas jefferson wrote the virginia statute for religious freedom 1791 the bill of rights was added to the constitution 1803 marburry v madisonsupreme court 1850 plains indian war 1887 indiam policy of assimilation 1890 sherman anti trust act 1892 homestead strike 1894 pullman strike 1894 samuel gompers created the american frederation of labor 1914 clayton anti tust act 1922 Salem witch trials took place