1517 : Martin Luther , 95 theses 1534 : Act of Suprematy by Henry VIII 1598 : Edict of Nantes by Henry IV 1636 : Creation of Harvard College 1585 : Roanoke, North Carolina 1607 : Jamestown, Virginia by James I 1619 : First slaves in Virginia 1619 : House of Burgesses 1620 : Plymouth, Massachusetts (New England) 1630 : Boston, Massachusetts 1681 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by W.Penn : :