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1607 the first colony
The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia - refer to Virginia Colony. The start of this 13 Colonies Timeline. -
1609 starving time
Period in Jamestown Colony history referred to as the Starving Time -
1611 the rule of thomas
The rule of Sir Thomas Dale and Good Order in Virginia -
1618 london company.
the Headright System was set up by the London company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia, or paid the way for someone else -
1620 the piligrims establish their own government
1620 - The Pilgrims establish their own government, the basis of which was the Mayflower Compact, which they drafted on their journey to the New World on the Mayflower -
1620 founded second colony of plymouth
the Pilgrim Fathers, or Pilgrims, founded the second colony of the Plymouth Settlement in New England in 1620, located in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. The Mayflower Compact was a legal document written by the Pilgrims to specify basic laws and social rules for their new colony. In 1624, Virginia was made a royal colony. -
1623 New Netherlands, which became New York.
New Netherlands, which became New York, was settled by the Dutch - refer to Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit. In 1664, King Charles II granted New Netherland to his brother James, Duke of York who took a fleet to the area. The Dutch surrendered New Netherlands without a fight and it was renamed New York. -
1624 royal colony
Virginia was made a royal colony -
1636 Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts
Rhode Island. Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Providence. Anne Hutchinson was also banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and she settled Portsmouth. Two additional settlements were also formed in the area. All 4 settlements received a charter from England creating their own government eventually called Rhode Island, refer to Rhode Island Colony. -
1628 puritians led by john
Puritans led by John Winthrop formed the Massachusetts Bay Company and many Puritans continued to settle in the areas around Boston.
