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The English Arrive
The Susan Constant, the Discovery, and the Godspeed, arrive on the coast of Virginia and continue to advance the James River for forty miles until arriving at Jamestown Island. -
Smith, John Smith
The first English settlement on the new continent is officialized by the appointing of the governing council, including John Smith. -
Ma Terre Maintenant
Samuel Champlain discovers Lake Champlain and claims Vermont for the Kingdom of France. -
A Disney Movie is Born
Young Pocahontas is married to John Rolfe of Jamestown in hopes of peace. -
Pre-Vaccine
A large wave of smallpox brought by the Anglos wipes out 90% of Native Americans living in the Massachusetts Bay area. -
The Dutch Ruin Much
Dutch sailors arrive in Jamestown with African indentured servants for sale. -
Government is born
Members for the House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly to be held in America, are elected in Jamestown. -
The Pilgrims Arrive
A Puritan group, later to be known as the Pilgrims, lands on Plymouth Rock and decides to begin colonizing. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is drafted and the Pilgrims' government is solidified. -
Gobble Gobble
The first Thanksgiving is held between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe in Plymouth Rock. It lasted three days. -
Pre-Inflation
Peter Minuit, a Dutchman, buys an island from the Man-a-hat-a Indians for $24 and accordingly named it Manhattan. -
San Bernardino
The first permanent mission, San Bernardino, was established in modern-day Arizona by Spanish settlers. -
Maryland Arrives
A Catholic colony, Maryland, is created to promote religious tolerance (specifically towards Catholics). -
Rhode Island Arrives
After being banished from the Massachusets Bay Colony, Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island as a place for the seperation of Church and State. -
Pequot War Begins
Pequot tribes join forces to fight against the colonization of Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Saybrook groups. -
Pequot War Ends
By the time the Treaty of Hartford ended the Pequot War, two hundred members of the Pequot were all that remained. -
It Begins
The Massachusettes colony legalizes slavery. -
The Final Stand
Opchanacanough and Powhatan tribe members attack Jamestown as a last resort against the ever growing colony but were completely unsuccessful. -
Slavery is Popularized
Slavery is acknowledged by the American colonies after being legalized in Connecticut. -
Hover Parent
British Parliament passes the Navigation act in order to control trade in the colonies. -
New York Arrives
New Netherlands is peacefully taken from the Dutch by British troops and given to the Duke of York. -
The Natives Strike Back
King Philip's War begins when Metacom Indian made a stand to regain their land from New England colonies, effectively destroying twelve towns. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathanial Bacon leads farmers in a rebellion against Governor Berkeley of Jamestown. -
C'est Aussi le Mien
France claims Louisiana once Robert Cavelier explores the area and finds it acceptable. -
Pennsylvania Arrives
William Penn signs a treaty with the Delaware Indians to buy the land which he settles and would later dub Pennsylvania. -
Censorship
The first newspaper in the US publishes its first issue in Boston but is quickly suppressed due to negative comments towards the British. -
Migration
Jamestown's governing body moves to Williamsburg after the statehouse is burned down.