US history By 24lstout Aug 3, 1492 Columbus’ 1st voyage Columbus set sail to try to find a way to Asia by boat. May 14, 1607 The year Jamestown was settled Jamestown, Virginia was established,the first permanent British settlement in North America. 1763 End of the French and Indian war Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre a deadly riot that occurred on king street in Boston.