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Jamestown
Colonists arrived in America and establish Jamestown in Virginia. It was the first British colony. -
House of Burgesses
This was the first representative assembly in America. It met in Virginia. -
Slaves brought to America
The first slaves were brought to Jamestown by the Dutch. -
Plymouth Established
Pilgrims come to the New World on the Mayflower and settle in the colony called Plymouth. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony established
This colony was founded by the Massachusetts Bay Company. It was a charter colony. -
Pennsylvania Colony established
William Penn founded the Pennsylvania colony with the intent of making an openly free and religious colony. -
New York
Puritans settled in modern-day New York. -
Navigation Act
The British Parliament passed the Navigation Act, which was intended to help England stop relying on foreign imported goods. It restricted colonial trade. -
Enslaved Children Law
This law passed by Virginia stated that children born from slaves inherited their mother's state. -
Bacon's Rebellion
A man named Nathaniel Bacon started a rebellion with the purpose of attacking Native Americans for "trying to destroy England and America."