-
Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown is established as the first permanent English colony. -
Laws of Planetary Motion
Johannes Kepler publishes his laws of planetary motion. -
William Shakespeare Death
William Shakespeare dies. -
Start of the "30 years War"
The protestant people revolt against Catholic oppression. Sweden,France and Denmark invade Germany later on in the war. -
Slavery Begins
The first African American slave is brought to Jamestown. -
Pilgrims Arrive in the New World
The Pilgrims arrive in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
Boston Founded
Boston is founded by a Massachusetts colonists. Lead by John Winthrop. -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island by Roger Williams. -
End of the Thirty Years War
Germany population as cut in half after the war -
Carolina
Carolina was founded -
Isaac Newton Gravity Experiment
Isaac Newton experiments with gravity and the English capture New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York -
London Plague
The Great Plague kill 75,000 -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon revolts and causes the burning of Jamestown -
French Settles in Mississippi
French Settlers move into Mississippi and Lousiana -
The Burning of Jamestown
After Jamestown burned down the colonist left and moved to the middle plantation which soon became Williamsburg