US History 1600 - 1700

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    The first permanent English colony established in present day Virginia.
  • Santa Fe Established

    Santa Fe Established
    Santa Fe was the first permanent European settlement in the soutywest estanlished by the Spaniards.
  • Virginia Tobacco

    Virginia Tobacco
    John Rolfe crossed tobacco strains to make Virginia's first tobacco crop.
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses
    The Virginia Company established a group of representatives in Jamestown.
  • Plymouth

    Plymouth
    The Plymouth colony was established by the Pligrims.
  • City on a Hill

    City on a Hill
    John Winthrop delivers his famous sermon about the future New England colony of Massachusetts that would be an example to the world.
  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    Bacon's rebellion began when Virginia colonists took up arms to protect themselves against Indians after tensions arose between the rich and poor.