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Jamestown founded
The settlement was founded and started the first colony -
Tobacco Crop
First tobacco crop planted in America -
House of Burgesses
The house of burgesses was created and was the first representative assembly in the united states -
First African Slaves
The first African Slaves arrive in the colonies to work plantations and tobacco fields -
plymouth colony
plymouth colony was founded -
First Navigation Act
In 1651, the first navigation act was passed by England. -
Virginia Colonist
Virginia reaches 40,000 colonist in there population -
New York
Colonist get New Amsterdam colony and rename it New York -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon forms a rebellion to try and steal land from natives -
Salem witch trials
In the town of Salem, Massachusetts women were accused and tried for witchcraft