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First Colonist arrive
100 settlers arrived on the James river. Thier leader was Captain John Smith. -
Jamestown was established by colonisgt
The settlers got together and talked and named thier new area Jamestown. -
John Smith builds a fort called Jamestown
John Smith decided to build a fort to protect the colonist from the indians and the wild. -
May Flower Compact
The May Flower is a piece treaty between native americans and settlers. -
Toleration Act
Toleration Act was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. -
Carolinas were established
carilinas was one of the first 13 coloniest at jamestown. -
The colony Carolinas split in two South and North
Nobody knows but this is what some think, it could be because the Indian war or the struggle for power between certain groups. -
French and Indian War
The war was a fight between the French and English over colony territory and wealth. -
The Stamp Act
tax was imposed on all American colonis. It required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, and newspapers. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is when people dumped tea into the ocean because of disagreements in taxes.