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Virginia
Virginia was inducted into the colonies. Even though Jamestown was the first successful English colony it was not the first successful European colony in the Americas -
Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony was settled by the English in 1620. In 1691, The Plymouth Colony was merged with Massachusettes Bay Colony to become the Province of Massachusettes Bay. -
Delaware
Peter Minuit of the Netherlands establishes a colony called New Sweden. Minuit later is forced to give up the colony when King Charles II takes control of the area called "New Netherland" and tells him to give it to his brother James, the Duke of York. James renames New Sweden Delaware -
Carolinas
Acting on a charter from King Charles II, eight noblemen from Virginia create a settlement south of Virginia. They call it Carolina, although it is divided into North Carolina and South Carolina when the crown takes control of the colony in 1729. -
New York
With the Duke of York in control of the former Dutch trading post, he renames it New York. The city the Dutch called New Amsterdam becomes New York City. -
Pennsylvania
Acting on a land grant that is owed to his deceased father, William Penn creates a colony to serve as a refuge for Quakers under persecution in England. By 1700, it grows to be the third largest colony in the New World. -
Georgia
The Province of Georgia was established in 1732 by General James Oglethorpe . It was the last of the thirteen colonies to be established in what would eventually become the United States. -
Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party was a political party. Demonstrators disguised themselves as Native Americans -
American Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was fought between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. After control was gained of the 13 colonial governments, the Second Continental Congress was formed. In 1776 a formal Delclaration of Independence was written and the United States of America was born. -
Declarations of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was adopted and the 13 Colonies became independent from Britain's rule. As a result of this, the United States of America was born.
