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Timeline of the events of the 13 Colonies
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Jamestown, Virginia established as first successful English colony
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The Pilgrims founded the second colony of the Plymouth Settlement in New England
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Puritans, led by John Winthrop, formed the Massachusetts Bay Company
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Mass migration of English people to the Americas
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Three settlements joined to form a unified government, creating a document called Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the first written constitution in America
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Eight men received charters for the Carolinas from King Charles II to settle lands south of Virginia. The main port was called Charles Town after the king.
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Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising against American Indians and the colonial government in the Virginia Colony, and Bacon's Declaration of the People.
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Hysteria over witchcraft accusations consume Salem Village, Massachusetts.
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The American Revolution ended the colonial America time period.
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A document declaring the United States to be independent of the British Crown was signed on July 4, 1776 by the congressional representatives.
