-
Jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia, funded by the Virginia Company, became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Quebec
Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer funded by the fur trade, founded Quebec, Canada. Champlain adopted the Algonquian name after the Algonquian inhabitants. -
The Starving Time
"The Starving Time" was a period from the winter of 1609-1610, during which Jamestown settlers experienced severe food shortage. When a fleet of nine ships traveling with food and supplies encountered a hurricane, the colony began to starve. Eventually, the Sea Ventura arrived in May 1610 to find 60 colonists that survived the winter. -
Spanish found Santa Fe
Sante Fe was established as the capital of New Mexico by conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta. It replaced the capital San Juan de los Caballeros, making it the oldest state capital in the U.S. -
John Rolfe marries Pocahontas
John Rolfe, an English colonist, marries Native American, Pocahontas, bringing eight years of peace between the Americans and Indians -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first limited representative body composed of white landowners that first met in Jamestown. -
Slavery Introduced
A Dutch slave ship sold twenty Africans to the Virginia colonists. From here, Southern slavery was born. -
Mayflower Arrives
The Mayflower ship lands in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with 101 colonists. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact of Plymouth Colony was the first document to establish self-government in the New World. -
Plymouth Colony
The first permanent Puritan settlement established by separatist Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and a better life. -
Jamestown Massacre
Also known as the Indian Massacre of 1622, the Jamestown Massacre was an attack on the settlements of the Virginia Colony by the tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy under their leader Opchanacanough. The attack was a Native American victory and was fought to demonstrate the military might of the Powhatan Confederacy, demoralize the English colonists, and encourage them to return to their own country. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Established by Puritans who settled to set up a society that would accord to their religious beliefs. John Winthrop became the governor of the colony. The jagged landscape made farming difficult, but colonists still harvested beans, corn, rye, and squash. -
The Pequot War
The was began with rivalry between the Pequot, the Narragansett, and the Mohegan, who battled for control of the fur and wampum trades in the northeast. The war displaced the Pequots, providing security and stability for the English colonies. -
Period: to
English Civil War
War between the armies of King Charles and the Parliament over disputes about religious freedom and how the three kingdoms should be governed. -
King Charles is beheaded
The downfall of the English Monarchy begins when King Charles is beheaded. -
Navigation Act of 1651
Passed in the English Parliament and compelled merchants in every colony to ship goods directly to England in English ships -
English Monarchy restored
The English Monarchy is restored under King Charles II. -
Navigation Act of 1660
Passed by Parliament to restrict trade to England and decrease dependence on foreign imports -
King Philip's War
Conflict in New England between the colonists and natives to stop English settlement on Native land. The war was won by the tribes of Cheif Wampanoag who became known as King Philip. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Began with an argument over a pig when a group of Doeg people visited Thomas Mathew on his plantation in northern Virginia to collect a debt that he owed them. When Mathew refused to pay, they took some of his pigs to settle the debt. -
The Glorious Revolution
The revolution resulted in the deposition of James II and the rise of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III. -
Salem Witch Trials
A series of court hearings and prosecutions for people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.
