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Virginia is founded.
In 1607, members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River, called Jamestown. -
Plymouth is founded by pilgrims.
The Mayflower was blown off course by storms and did not land in at the Virginia colony. Instead it reached the shores of what is today known as Cape Cod, Massachusetts. On December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims began a new colony in what is today known as the Town of Plymouth. -
Slaves Arrive
Slaves Arrive at Jamestown. -
Massachusetts Allows Slaves.
Massachusetts was the first colony in New England with slave ownership. -
Pennsylvania has Tolerance
William Penn made his colony have tolerance. -
North Carolina allows slaves.
North carolina allows slaves in 1715. -
Georgia
Georgia was the last of the 13 colonies. -
Georgia Makes Slavery Illegal
Georgia makes slavery illegal in all 13 British colonies. -
Slavery Arrives to the Colonies
Slaves were brought in to all British colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Indians and threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
