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Jamestown founded by the English
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Quebec founded by the French
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African Slaves sold in Jamestown
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Plymouth founded by English Pilgrims
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Mayflower Compact Signed
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New Amsterdam founded by the Dutch
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Signed
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English Civil War began
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Halfway Covenant in Massachusetts
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The English Capture New Amsterdam and renamed it New York
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King Philip's War in Massachusetts
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Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia
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Pueblo Indian Revolt in Mexico
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LaSalle claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France
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The Glorious Revolution
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Salem Witch Trials
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John Locke wrote Second Treatises on Government
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Queen Anne's War Began
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The Spanish founded San Antonio, Texas
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The French establish New Orleans
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Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanack
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John Peter Zenger Acquitted in a trial for Libel
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Beginning of the First Great Awakening
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War of Jenkin's Ear
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Stono Slave Rebellion in South Carolina
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King George's War Began
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Albany Plan of Union
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French and Indian War Began
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Pennsylvania founded by William Penn as a haven for English Quakers
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Maryland founded by Lord Baltimore as a haven for English Catholics
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Georgia Established
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Carolina Colony founded by England
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Rhode Island was founded