DATE CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 1521. De Ayllon said to have planted a colony north of Port Royal 1526. Narvaez planned the colonization of Florida by Spain. 1527. De Soto undertook the colonization of Florida 1543. Francis I. declared the western sea open to his subjects 1559. Tristan de Luna appointed captain-general of Florida 1562. Ribault settled his Huguenot colony at Port Royal . . 1564. Laudonnière established a Huguenot colony at Fort Caroline, Florida. 1565. Menendez landed in Florida and founded Spanish attacked French at Fort Caroline and 1566. First Spanish mission established in Florida 1584. Raleigh's expedition reached Roanoke 1586. St. Augustine destroyed by Drake . 1605. Weymouth arrived in New England 1606. Charter granted to Gates and others for American colonization. 19 58 60 Expedition under Challons to the North Plan- 62 DATE 1607. The London Adventurers' expedition under Spain endeavored to check the colonization 1609. Newport arrived at Jamestown with reinforce The Virginia colony dispersed New charter for Virginia granted by King Lord De la Warr arrived at Jamestown as the governor of the colony Rights of English colonists in Virginia 1610. Expedition under Gates and Somers sailed for Virginia 1612. New charter granted to the Virginia Company First shipment of tobacco from Virginia sent to England PAGE 63 94 68 70 71 75 158 74 77 78 ΙΟΙ 81 81 98 Captain John Smith's Oxford Tract published 1615. Last of the "ancient planters" arrived in Virginia in the Treasurer 1617. Samuel Argall arrived at Jamestown as gov 1618. Guinea slave trade privilege granted to the Earl of Warwick and others. 1619. Slavery introduced in Virginia The first legislative body of Virginia met at Indented servants sent to Virginia 1620. Friction manifested between the colonizing Company and the king. 1621. Lotteries in aid of Virginia colonies abolished massacre of the settlers III 96 90 99 113 DATE 1623. The Privy Council investigated the Virginia Company's affairs Captain John Smith's True Historie appeared 1624. The Virginia Company's charter annulled Tobacco exports from Virginia restricted to England 1625. Census of white servants and negroes in Vir- 1628. Children sent as colonists to Virginia 1630. First general inspection law enacted as to Charter of Carolina granted to Sir Robert 1631. Legislation enacted requiring Virginia lands to be enclosed against cattle. 1632. System of road building established in Virginia Charter of Maryland granted to Lord Balti more 1633. Virginia Dissenters made first settlement in Carolina. 1634. Shires named in Virginia PAGE ΙΟΙ ΙΟΙ 102 115 I12 III Privy Council empowered to govern the Eng lish colonies in America 1637. Office of treasurer instituted in Virginia Custom house established in Virginia 1639. Patent of Maine granted to Sir Ferdinando Gorges 1640. Ferries in Virginia first mentioned. Virginia colonists massacred by Indians 123 116 135 117 117 1642. Restrictions enacted in Virginia against law yers 1644. Opechancanough attacked the Virginians on the upper York and Pamunkey Rivers. 1649. Declaration of Virginia in favor of Charles II. 123 119 DATE 1652. "Articles of Surrender" of Virginia to Crom PAGE . 109, 119 well. The settlers at James River Falls attacked by 1658. Law enacted denying the governor a seat in 1660. Massachusetts settlers located on Cape Fear River. 1663. Charter of Carolina granted to the Earl of Clarendon and others. War between the Iroquois and Canada 1664. Manhattan seized on behalf of the Duke of 1667. Law passed concerning legal status of slaves First council elected in Carolina by freemen . 1670. Mississippi said to have been explored by English . 120 123 121 137 138 333 138 140 141 113 122 141 142 187 Agreement entered into between Spain and England as to their American possessions 291 1671. Census made of the white servants and negro 112 slaves . . 1673. Fort Frontenac built, on Lake Erie 187 DATE 1679. La Salle ascended the Great Lakes 1680. Carolina's population. 1682. Tobacco riots in Virginia La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi 1683. Presbyterianism introduced in eastern Virginia Spaniards attacked the Scotch settlement at 1687. Huguenot church erected in Carolina. La Salle assassinated near Trinity River, Texas 1690. Williamsburg, Virginia, founded Williamsburg, Virginia North Carolina so designated 1693. Pensacola settled by Spaniards affairs . . 1696. Board of Trade instituted to control colonial Santa Maria (Pensacola) Bay occupied by Spain 1698. Post office established at Charlestown. The first Chief Justice of Carolina appointed at Charlestown PAGE 188 143 128 190 353 145 194 145 163 204 149 149 149, 370 1699. African freedmen legally banished from Vir ginia .. Hennepin's map of America published. 1700. Census of African slaves in Virginia. Iberville explored Mobile Bay Le Sueur explored the Mississippi to the Sioux Spanish mission established near the Rio country. The Shawnees located on the lower Ten- |