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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
Christopher Columbus reached the caribbean and called the island San Salvador. This was a big deal because after that he went back to Europe and told someone and the word got around and most of Europe colinized there. -
Jamestown Colony created
Jamestown was the first permanet english colony to be established. Then it went through what it calls the starving time. The reason is because the supplies were sunk in the Bermuda Triangle. Then John Ralphe planted tobacco and then sold it for food and other supplies so the colony grew bigger with more settlers arrived at Jamestown. -
Plymouth Colony created
Plymouth colony made a treaty with chief Massasoit.
The colony held The first thanksgiving. It was based off of pilgrams. The colony was so important cause they had the first Thanksgiving. The colony has a rock that say's 1620. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
Massachusetts bay colony was a english colony and it was part of the plans to the first permanent settlement. The colony was created by english puritans. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
New Amsterdam becoming New York was a big deal because it passed a law of no english control. -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
William Penn creates Pennsylvania because he wanted to escape the religous persicution so he was a beleiver in freedom of religion. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
The Fort was Brittish and so George Washington decided to invade Fort Duquesne. -
Albany Congress meets
It was important because the meeting that was held included Native leaders and colonial officials from the seven brittish colonies. -
The French & Indian War concludes
This was the end of the 7 year war. Thebattle was a hard fight but in the end we held it together and held a peace treaty to end the conflict betweenus and the indians.