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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
Columbus sailed the seas in the ocean and then discovered america. -
Jamestown Colony created
Explorers had been landing in America for some time before English settlers arrived in what is now Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
On June 12, 1630, the flagship of the Massachusetts Bay Company arrived in Salem to officially found the new colony. The company was founded by English Puritans, most of whom were educated and wealthy. A fleet of eleven ships brought hundreds of settlers to Salem. John Winthrop became the first governor of the colony. -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
March 4th 1681, William Penn received a grant from
King Charles II of England for what is now known as
Pennsylvania..Penn’s Woods -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
Virginians away on Apr. 17, 1754, and completed the fort; they named it after the Marquis de Duquesne, governor-general of New France. George Washington's Virginia militia had failed to reach the fort before the arrival of the French (see Fort Necessity ). -
Albany Congress meets
Twenty-three delegates would meet in Albany, New York from June 19 to July 11, 1754. While on his way to this Congress as a delegate for Pennsylvania. -
The French & Indian War concludes
The French and Indian war was ended. (1744-1773) -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
On July 26, 1788, New York became the 11th state in the union, and New York ..... colony known as New Netherlands (and its city New Amsterdam) in 1664. ... of the colony and so it was that the state and the city become called New York. -
Plymouth Colony created
Colony founded by the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December, 1620. Many of the 102 passengers who sailed from England aboard the Mayflower died. The survivors formed the Plymouth Colony. Oct 1, 1999 ... It was the Pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony. It was the Pilgrims who celebrated that first Thanksgiving with the Indians.