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1606-Colony of Virginia
first enduring English colony in North America, following failed attempts at settlement on Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583 -
1620-Colony of Plymouth
Mayflower arrived and made The Colony of Plymouth. -
1623-Province of New Hampshire
bought by John Mason -
1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony
the Colony of Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony combined -
1632- Maryland colony
After George Calvert died in April 1632, the charter for "Maryland Colony" was granted to his son, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore -
1636-Connecticut colony
"Connecticut Colony played a significant role in the establishment of self-government in the New World with its refusal to surrender local authority." -
1637-Rhode Island colony
It was an English colony from 1636 until 1707, and then a colony of Great Britain until the American Revolution in 1776, -
1638-delawere colony
Between 1698 and 1699, the descendants of these early colonists constructed Old Swedes Church (also known as Holy Trinity Church), which is one of the oldest houses of worship in America still in use -
1663- Carolina's
On March 24, 1663, Charles II issued a new charter to a group of eight English noblemen, granting them the land of Carolina, as a reward for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England. -
1664-Province of New Jersey
James, Duke of York, granted Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, ownership of a swath of land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers. The charter referred to these lands as “New Jersey” -
1664- New York
In 1664 the Dutch surrendered the colony to the English and it was renamed New York, after the Duke of York. -
1681-Pennsylvania
King Charles signed the Charter of Pennsylvania, and it was officially proclaimed on April 2. The king named the colony after Penn's father, Admiral Sir Penn -
1732-georgia colonies
England founded the last of its colonies in North America. The project was the brain child of James Oglethorpe, a former army officer. -
1763-proclamation
the king said that you cant go past the mountains -
1764-currency act
king gore attempted to take control of all 13 colonies money.
colonies must pay British crown in gold or silver. -
1770-boston massacre
known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Streetways a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various missiles. The event was heavily publicized as "a massacre" by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
1773-Boston Tea Party
we threw 342 chest of tea in to the Boston harbor -
1774-Boston Port Act
the Boston ports were shut down -
1774-Massachusetts Government Act
Massachusetts no government now haha -
1774- Administration of Justice Act
protect the British officers and only the British officers -
1774-Quebec Act
the British TROOPS STELL OTHER PEOPLES HOUSES AND BULDINGS! -
1774-First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in secret in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 5, 1774. All colonies except Georgia sent delegates, or representatives. George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams, and Samuel Adams were among them. Each colony had one vote. -
1775-Second Continental Congress
The American Revolution had already begun when the Second Continental Congress opened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. -
1776-the United States of America is a thing now!
The Continental Congress was the first government of the United States. When the congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it brought the United States into existence.