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The First permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.
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Samuel Champlain battles an Iroquois party after his further exploration of the New World discovers Lake Champlain in early July.
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Pocahontas marries John Rolfe, who would bring tobacco seeds to the colony and begin its harvesting this year. Their marriage would led to 8 years of peace among the colonists and Indians.
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First representative assembly, the House of Burgesses, held in America is elected in Jamestown.
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Puritans begin to establish settlement in Plymouth. They then form the Mayflower Compact, which established a government and legal structure.
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The first Thanksgiving is held in autumn and last for 3 days it was held between the Pilgrims and members of the Wampanoag tribe. In honor of the Pilgrims successful harvest.
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Maryland is founded as a catholic colony and promotes religious tolerance. The founders were George Calvert and Lord Baltimore.
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Opechancanough and the Powhatan Indians attack the English at Jamestown, but they are unsuccessful
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Slavery is legalized in Connecticut and recognized in the American colonies.
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The Navigation Act is passed by British Parliament to control colonial commerce in the New World.
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The Indian War between the Narragansett Indians and colonist in New England.
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Bacon's Rebellion causes the burning of Jamestown. Nathanial Bacon would lead the rebellion of planters against Governor Berkeley.
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William Penn was the founders of the Quakers. William welcomed Catholics and Quakers. He pronounced religious tolerance for all.
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Jamestown was abandoned after the statehouse was burned down in 1698
