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Colonial Settlement
Colonial America was a vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants who established colonies such as St. Augustine, Florida; Jamestown, Virginia; and Roanoke in present-day North Carolina. -
The English Established a Foot hold at Jamestown
Overview When the London Company sent out its first expedition to begin colonizing Virginia on December 20, 1606, it was by no means the first European attempt to exploit North America. The English Establish a Foothold at Jamestown, 1606-1610 Would-be colonists arrived in Chesapeake Bay from England in April 1607. -
Jamestown was founded
On December 6, 1606, the journey to Virginia began on three ships: the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Evolution of the Virginia Colony
England planted its first successful North American colony at Jamestown in 1607, but settlers fought Indians and disease, and the colony grew slowly. By the end of the seventeenth century, Virginia had established tobacco as its main crop, a representative government, and slavery as a dominant system of labor. -
Dutch began Asian spice trade
The Dutch established a monopoly on the spice trade from the Moluccas . They gained control over the clove trade through an alliance with the sultan of Ternate in the Moluccas in 1607. Dutch occupation of the Bandas from 1609 to 1623 gave them control of the nutmeg trade. -
First African Slaves
In late August, 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., aboard the English privateer ship White Lion. In Virginia, these Africans were traded in exchange for supplies. Several days later, a second ship (Treasurer) arrived in Virginia with additional enslaved Africans. -
Manchus conquer Ming Dynasty
The transition from Ming to Qing, alternatively known as Ming–Qing transition or the Manchu conquest of China. -
San Antonio, Texas founded by Spanish
A Spanish expedition from Mexico established the Mission San Antonio de Valero. -
Province of Georgia
The Province of Georgia was one of the Southern colonies in British America. It was the last of the thirteen original American colonies established by Great Britain in what later became the United States. -
Establishing Georgia Colony
In 1733, British military leader James Oglethorpe established the last of the 13 original British colonies, Georgia, named after King George II. -
US Declaration of Independence sign
The document announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. At the time that the American Revolution began in April 1775 most colonists were not seeking independence. -
The American Revolution
the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America