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In 1607, the first permanent English settlement in America was established, by the London Company, and was called Jamestown. This was located in Southeast Virginia. English men and boys came to North America to start a brand new settlement. It was named after their first king, James I.
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The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or the Thirteen American Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. -
John Smith Assumes Presidency of Jamestown. Explorer, writer, and cartographer John Smith became the leader of the Jamestown settlement when he assumed the presidency of its governing council on September 10, 1608. -
The first ever Tobacco crop was planted. -
The first slaves were brought to America. These slaves were brought by British privateers who had taken the slaves from a captured Portuguese slave ship. -
In 1619, The House of Burgesses was the first assembly in America that represented people. It meet for the first time in Virginia. This was the first time African Slaves were brought to Jamestown. The meetings helped to pass laws and keep Jamestown and surrounding places in order. -
Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, 41 male passengers sign the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that forms the basis of the colony's government. -
English seize New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and rename it New York. -
Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion that was armed by Virginia settlers. This rebellion went from 1676 to 1677. Bacon's group captures Jamestown and burned it to the ground. It is important because it united black and white indentures servants that fought against the colonial government. The government then established policies.
