13 Colonies Timeline

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  • 1585 Roanoke

    1585 Roanoke
    The Roanoke colony is founded

  • 1609-1610 it is starvation time

    1609-1610 it is starvation time
    Only 60 out of the 500 people from Jamestown survive the winter.

  • 1614 The Marriage

    1614 The Marriage
    Jamestown settler John Rolfe marries Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan Indian chief

  • 1620 The Pilgrims

    1620 The Pilgrims
    Plymouth Colony is founded by the Pilgrims.

  • 1681 William Penn

    1681 William Penn
    William Penn is granted the charter for the Province of Pennsylvania.

  • 1690 Texas

    1690 Texas
    Spain begins to colonize the land of Texas.

  • 1692 The Salem Witch Trials

    1692 The Salem Witch Trials
    The Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts. Twenty people are executed for witchcraft.

  • 1733 Georgia

    1733 Georgia
    The first settlers arrive in Georgia

  • 1752 The Liberty Bell

    1752 The Liberty Bell
    The Liberty Bell is cracked when it is first rung in testing. It was fixed by 1753.

  • 1775 The war

    1775 The war
    The Revolutionary War begins.