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Oct 21, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
Christopher Columbus had 3 ships the names of the 1497 Christopher Columbus Ships were the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Christopher Columbus always wanted to sail since he was a little boy. Christopher Columbus was born in 1452. He died in 1506, he had a heart attack. -
Jamestown Colony Created
Jamestown Colony was founded in 1607. Jamestown was started in Virginia. It was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States of America.It was founded by the London Company (later to become the Virginia Company), headquartered in London. -
Plymouth Colony Created
Plymouth Colony was created in 1620.Plymouth was founded by a group of religious separatists who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620. The colony was 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. -
Massechusetts Bay Colony Created
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast. It centered around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was formed in the 17th century by Puritan settlers led by James Winthrop.They were fleeing from religious persecution in England. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
New Amsterdam was the largest Dutch colonial settlement in North America. During the second Anglo-Dutch War between England and the United Netherlands, the colony was surrendered to the English on 24 September 1664, and renamed New York. When the Dutch retook control briefly in 1673, they renamed it "New Orange", but ceded it permanently to England after the signing of the Treaty of Westminster in 1674. -
William Penn Creates Pennsylvania
William Penn (1644-1718), founder of Pennsylvania.The king owed William Penn's father, but his father died before the king could pay him back. Willliam Penn Penn was a believer in freedom of religion, free elections and the right to a fair trial by a jury. -
Albany Congress meets
The Albany Congress met in Albany New York from June 19 to July 11, 1754.The Albany Congress, also known as the Albany Conference, was a meeting of representatives of seven of the British North American colonies in 1754.It was the first time that all the colonies had been together. -
George Washingon assults Fort Duquesne
George Washington assults Fort Duquesne.It was not until 1758 that the change of affairs brought relief to George Washington. He had always urged that an expedition be sent to Fort Duquesne .George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution and first president of the United States. -
The French & Indian War concludes
The French and Indian war lasted for 9 years.The French and Indian War is the common U.S. name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756 the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War.
