Curriculum Materials: Art in America Timeline A.D. 0-1600 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 1600's 1607 English settlers establish Jamestown colony in Virginia. 1619 First slaves brought to the United States arrive in Jamestown, Virginia. 1621 In Plymouth colony in Massachusetts pilgrims and Native Americans celebrate the first Thanksgiving. 1633 First permanent European settlers build in Connecticut. 1679 Frenchman Daniel Du Luth trades with Ojibwa and Dakota Indians in what is now Minnesota. 1680 Father Lewis Hennepin, a Franciscan priest, names the St. Anthony Falls after his patron saint. 1692 Connecticut Chest 1100-1700 People of the Caddoan language group occupy the plains areas, eastern woodlands and present day Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. To the Teacher ~ Introduction ~ Timeline ~ Artwork Index ~ Categories for Comparison ~ Glossary ~ How to Order ~ Your Comments