Because of the high mortality risk, this operation did not become widespread until the end of the 19th century. An edition of the Bible authorized by King James I is completed in England. She became the first significant poet in American literature by capturing the essence of life as a puritan and as a woman under colonial conditions. Present day location is Manhattan Island, New York. Sir Walter Raleigh writes his History of the World .
Tobacco is established as the major industry in North America.
Eventually it evolved into a series of battles for territory and power. First African slaves arrive in Virginia. Virginias first elected assembly meets. They landed in Plymouth harbor on December 26, 1620. The first successful underwater craft was a leather encased wooden rowboat, built in England, by the Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel.