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The Headright System was set up the London.
the Headright System was set up by London company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land. -
The House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in the American colonies. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619, in the church at Jamestown. Burgess means "Common Man", so it was the house of the common man. Even though my last name is Burgess, the house was not names after my family. My grand dad told me we had up to 40 ancestors in James Town. -
The Pilgrim Fathers.
The Pilgrim fathers or Pilgrim founders the second colony of Plymouth settlement in New England in 1620. -
New Netherlands, which became New York.
New Netherlands, which became New York, was settled by the Dutch ,Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit. In 1664, King Charles II granted New Nether land to his brother James, Duke of York who took a fleet to the area. -
Carolina was settled.
Carolina was settled. Eight men received charters for the Carolina in 1663 from King Charles II to settle lands south of Virginia. The area was called Carolina. See the Lords Proprietors and the Charter of Carolina. -
New Jersey was settled.
New Jersey was settled. The Duke of York granted some land to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley who named their colony New Jersey. -
The Lords of Trade.
The Lords of Trade are appointed in England to enforce the new mercantile system and maximize potential profits for England. -
Quakers Settle in Pennsylvania.
Quakers Settle in Pennsylvania. The Quakers were persecuted in England and looked to have a colony in America with religious freedom. William Penn received a grant, which the King called Pennsylvania. -
King James II.
King James II appoints Sir Edmund Andros to serve as Captain General and Governor in Chief of New England. Sir Edmund Andros causes dissension with the colonists as he does not have to answer to any elected assembly. -
calutary Neglect.
Salutary Neglect. The British government establishes the Board of Trade to oversee colonial policies practicing a policy of "Salutary Neglect," in which it gives the colonies considerable freedom in economic matters.
