Southern Culture By zoeygirl123 Jan 1, 1607 Foundation of Jamestown, VA Jan 1, 1619 First Africans brought to the NA colonies Sep 19, 1620 Plymoth Colony Sep 19, 1630 Massecheutts Bay Colony Period: Jan 1, 1640 to Jan 1, 1645 Indetured servants begin to outlive their contracts Jan 1, 1730 Middleton place main house is built in SC Jul 4, 1776 Sining of Declaration of Independence Jan 1, 1780 Stagville main house is built in NC plantation Jan 1, 1861 Civil War begins Jan 1, 1865 Civil War ends Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Jan 1, 1940 Sharecroppers Jan 1, 1880 NewSouth Movement Henry W. Grady- "Lets bring the mills to the cotton." Beginning of the industialization of the South. Editor of the Altanta Journal and Constitution.