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The Mayflower
The first History Timeline covers the Colonial America Time Period from the Jamestown colonists in 1607 and the Pilgrim Fathers arriving at the Plymouth Settlement in the Mayflower, with the Mayflower Compact and the establishment of the first of the 13 English Colonies -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
The fist permanent English colony is founded in Jamestown, Virginia. -
The Dutch Ship
The Dutch Ship carried 20 blacks to Virginia. We now know that these were not the first blacks to arrive in Virginia. -
The Signing
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 adult males in Provincetown Harbor, Mass., represents the first agreement on self-government in English North America. -
The Attack of the Indians
Indian attacks kill one-third of the English settlers in Virginia. -
The Publish of General History
John Smith publishes his General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, which describes his rescue by Pocahontas. -
The Territory that was Granted
Charles I grants Lord Baltimore territory north of the Potomac River, which will become Maryland. Because the royal charter did not restrict settlement to Protestants, Catholics could settle in the colony. -
No more Christmas
Massachusetts forbids the celebration of Christmas. -
The French Battle
1702 (1702-1713) Queen Anne's War (part of the French and Indian Wars) -
Interracial Marriages
Massachusetts prohibits marriages between whites and blacks.
