1607-1776

  • 1606-Colony of Virginia

    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

    1620-Colony of Plymouth
    Mayflower arrived and made The Colony of Plymouth.
  • 1623-Province of New Hampshire

    1623-Province of New Hampshire
    bought by John Mason
  • 1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony

    1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony
    the Colony of Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony combined
  • 1632- Maryland colony

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    1763-proclamation
    the king said that you cant go past the mountains
  • 1764-currency act

    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

    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

    1773-Boston Tea Party
    we threw 342 chest of tea in to the Boston harbor
  • 1774-Boston Port Act

    1774-Boston Port Act
    the Boston ports were shut down
  • 1774-Massachusetts Government Act

    1774-Massachusetts Government Act
    Massachusetts no government now haha
  • 1774- Administration of Justice Act

    1774- Administration of Justice Act
    protect the British officers and only the British officers
  • 1774-Quebec Act

    1774-Quebec Act
    the British TROOPS STELL OTHER PEOPLES HOUSES AND BULDINGS!
  • 1774-First Continental Congress

    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

    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!

    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.