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James I approves the formation of the company to manage and promote British colonization
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After this initial trip, Henry Hudson returns and discovers the Hudson River and claims New York for the Dutch.
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The first permanent English colony in Virginia
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Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec as the foothold for New France
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Santa Fe becomes the first permanent European settlement in the Southwest
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John Rolfe plants Virginia's first tobacco crop. Tobacco began to dominate the economy of the South and incentivize further colonization
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Dutch slave ship sold 20 African slaves to Virginia Colonists
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Pilgrims found Plymouth Colony, which is the first English settlement in New England
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Dutch establish New Amsterdam in modern-day New York
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Colonists arrive at Massachusetts Bay
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The King granted Maryland to Lord Baltimore, who desired to create a haven for Catholics.
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British victory in the Pequot War provided security and stability to New England.
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Parliament won the civil war. A new government under Cromwell arose and sought to consolidate its hold over the colonies.
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New laws authorize the enslavement of Africans for life.
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New Amsterdam obtains the largest urban slave population in the continent.
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Charles II grants the populated colony a royal charter, thus establishing the colony of Rhode Island and Providence
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The Duke of York grants the area that eventually becomes the colony of New Jersey.
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The Dutch colony of New Netherlands is handover to England and renamed New York.
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Charleston is established and becomes the leading entry point for the slave trade.
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British victory during the war brings a decisive end to Indian power in New England.
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Bacon's rebellion marks a shift from indentured servants to slaves.
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Led by Popé, the revolt becomes the greatest act of Indian resistance in North American history.
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King sings the charter of Pennsylvania, a haven for Quakers established by William Penn.
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The revolution unites the colonies in a Protestant empire that rejects absolutism and stands against French Catholicism.
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Colonies rejoice in Parliament's passage of a Bill of Rights.
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Lords Proprietor divides the extensive colony of Carolina and establishes the separate province of North Carolina.
