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Founding of Jamestown
English colonists who traveled to the New World on the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery, founded the Jamestown colony in modern-day Virginia. -
House of Burgesses meets for the first time.
The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. The first assembly met in the church at Jamestown. -
Plymouth Founded
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England. The desire for religious freedom fueled there bold move to the New World -
First Thanksgiving
In the late fall of 1621, freshly immigrated Pilgrims, and the established native tribe of the Wampanoag met and had a feast of Thanksgiving. -
The Boston Public Latin School was founded.
Founded with an intense focus for the Latin language, this school is the oldest public exam (an exam testing potential student's mental ability and capacity is required before attending) school in a America. -
Founding of New York
Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam to an English naval squadron. The English changed the name to New York and thus became the Big Apple as we know it. -
King Philip's War
Also known as Metacom's Rebellion, this war effort marked the last major effort by the Indians of southern New England to drive out the English settlers. The war ended in August 1676, shortly after Metacom was captured and beheaded. -
Salem Witch Trials
A series of hearings and prosecutions of people accusing each other of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. More than 200 people were accused, nineteen of whom were found guilty and executed by hanging.