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Jamestown
the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States. -
first African slaves
20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., aboard the English privateer ship White Lion. -
Mayflower sails from Plymouth to England
On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the Americas with 102 passengers.The ship was headed for Virginia, where the colonists had been authorized to settle by the British crown. -
Massachusetts bay founded
Massachusetts Bay Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England -
Boston founded
Officially founded in 1630 by English Puritans who fled to the new land to pursue religious freedom. -
first navigation act passed
The Navigation Act of 1651, aimed primarily at the Dutch, required all trade between England and the colonies to be carried in English or colonial vessels. -
Bacons rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677. -
The glorious revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution,” took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic king James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. -
King william's war
The war was largely caused by the fact that the treaties and agreements that were reached at the end of King Philip's War (1675–1678) were not adhered to. In addition, the English were alarmed that the Indians were receiving French or maybe Dutch aid. -
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging.