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Lost Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh sent John White with 117 settlers. -
Jamestown
Jamestown- !st permanent english settlement -
Plymouth
Plymouth- 102 pilgrams
Mayflower Compact-democracy -
after 1763
Britain regulates colonial trade and levies new taxes on colonists -
"Boston Massacre"
The “Boston Massacre” occurs5 people die -
Boston Tea Party
The “Boston Tea Party” takes place -
Colonost go to war
Colonists go to war with the British -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence is signed -
Colonist won & French join
Colonists win Battle of Saratoga & French decide to join the colonists -
Yorktown
British surrender at Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of pairs is signed -
U.S. Consitution & Bill of rights
U.S. Constitution signed
Bill of Rights added