<P> The first recorded death sentence in the British North American colonies was carried out in 1608 on Captain George Kendall , who was executed by firing squad at the Jamestown colony for spying for the Spanish government . </P>
<P> The first recorded death sentence in the British North American colonies was carried out in 1608 on Captain George Kendall , who was executed by firing squad at the Jamestown colony for spying for the Spanish government . </P>
when was the death penalty first used in the united states
when was the death penalty first used in the united states
in 1608
in 1608