Colonial America
Colonial Period Events
861 events, page 3 of 18 — 1492 to early statehood
1592
Juan de Fuca Mapping and Ocean Studies
Oregon · Expedition · Colonial Period
1597
Guale Rebellion Against Spanish Missions
Florida · Battle · Colonial Period
1598
Oñate Founds First Spanish Settlement in New Mexico
New Mexico · Settlement · Colonial Period
1598
Oñate Establishes New Mexico Colony
New Mexico · Settlement · Colonial Period
1598
Oñate Appointed First Governor of New Mexico
New Mexico · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1599
Acoma Revolt and Spanish Suppression
New Mexico · Battle · Colonial Period
1601
Juan de Oñate Expedition Near Antelope Hills
Oklahoma · Expedition · Colonial Period
1601
Juan de Oñate Visits Etzanoa
Kansas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1602
Vizcaíno Explores and Charts California Coast
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1604
French Settlement on St. Croix Island
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1606
Newport Expedition Departs for Virginia
Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1606
Virginia Company Charter Granted
Virginia · Founding · Colonial Period
1606
Jamestown Colonists Depart England
Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1607
Popham Colony Established in Maine
Virginia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
John Smith Explores Chesapeake Bay
Maryland · Expedition · Colonial Period
1607
Plymouth Company Coastal Charter Granted
Massachusetts · Founding · Colonial Period
1607
Jamestown Settlement Founded
Virginia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
English Permanent Settlement at Jamestown
Virginia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
Founding of Jamestown Settlement
Virginia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
English Colonization Begins at Jamestown
Virginia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
Popham Colony Founded at Phippsburg
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
Plymouth Company Settlement of Coastal Maine
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1608
John Smith Explores Chesapeake Bay
Maryland · Expedition · Colonial Period
1609
Jamestown Famine and Abandonment
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1609
Starving Time at Jamestown
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1609
Henry Hudson Voyage for Dutch East India Company
New York · Expedition · Colonial Period
1609
Henry Hudson Explores Northeast Coast of North America
New York · Expedition · Colonial Period
1609
Henry Hudson Explores East Coast
New Jersey · Expedition · Colonial Period
1609
Champlain Kills Iroquois Chief
Vermont · Other · Colonial Period
1609
Sea Venture Wrecked on Bermuda
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1609
Henry Hudson Explores Delaware Bay
Delaware · Expedition · Colonial Period
1609
Virginia Charter Expanded Sea to Sea
Virginia · Legislation · Colonial Period
1610
Santa Fe Founded as Provincial Capital
New Mexico · Founding · Colonial Period
1610
Attack on Paspahegh Capital
Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1610
Santa Fe Established as Capital
New Mexico · Founding · Colonial Period
1610
First Anglo-Powhatan War Begins
Virginia · Battle · Colonial Period
1610
Lord Delaware Saves Jamestown Colony
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1610
English Naming of Delaware River and Bay
Delaware · Other · Colonial Period
1610
Samuel Argall Names Delaware River
Delaware · Expedition · Colonial Period
1611
Henricus Settlement Founded on James River
Virginia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1612
John Rolfe Plants Tobacco in Virginia
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1612
Tobacco Established as Cash Crop
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1612
Rolfe's Tobacco Cultivation Established
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1613
Juan Rodriguez Arrives in Manhattan
New York · Other · Colonial Period
1613
Dutch Mapping Expeditions of Delaware Shore
Delaware · Expedition · Colonial Period
1613
Pocahontas Abduction by Captain Argall
Virginia · Other · Colonial Period
1613
French Trading Post Established at Castine
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1614
States General Grants Exclusive Trade Patent
New York · Legislation · Colonial Period
1614
Dutch Fort Nassau Founded at Albany
New York · Founding · Colonial Period
1614
First Anglo-Powhatan War Ends
Virginia · Treaty · Colonial Period
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