Pre-American History 1600-1700

By rroden
  • Landing at Cape Henry

    Landing at Cape Henry

    Three ships led by Christopher Columbus land at Cape Henry. The three ships were the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery.
  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Settlement of Jamestown

    The Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed land in Jamestown, the first English settlement in the New World.
  • First Africans Brough to America as Slaves

    First Africans Brough to America as Slaves

    A Dutch ship landed in Virginia, carrying the first African slaves.

  • First Elected Representative Assembly

    The House of Burgesses is elected in Jamestown. It was the first representative assembly in America.
  • Harvard College Founded

    Harvard College Founded

    Harvard College was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act

    Britain passes the Navigation act to control trade between England and the colonies.
  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion

    Nathaniel Bacon leads a group of rebels against the rule of Governor Berkeley.
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    Salem Witch Trials

    A Series of trails to prosecute people accused of witchcraft. Nineteen people were killed.

  • Jamestown Abandoned

    After the statehouse was burned in 1698 and the capital was moved to Middle Plantation, Jamestown was abandoned.