Chesapeake and Southern colonies

Despite getting a relatively late start as a North American imperial power, England and its colonies provided the foundation for the future United States of America. It all started with Jamestown . . .

Early English settlements - Jamestown

Jamestown - John Smith and Pocahontas

Jamestown - the impact of tobacco

Jamestown - life and labor in the Chesapeake

Jamestown - Bacon's Rebellion

Jamestown

The West Indies and the Southern colonies

Slavery in the British colonies

Slavery in the British colonies