Colonial America timeline.

In 1587 a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island. It was decided that John White, the governor of the new colony, would sail back to England to get more supplies. But a war broke out between England and Spain and he couldn't return. In 1590 White finally returned and to find that the colony was gone, There was no trace of them and were only a few clues. One of them was the word "Croatoan" carved in a tree.

In 1607, a group of about 100 people of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. Famine, disease and other conflicts with local Native American tribes in the first two years brought Jamestown to almost fail. Before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610. Tobacco became Virginia’s first profitable export, a period of peace followed the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas.

The Puirtans were part of a religious reform movement called Puritanism during the 16th century. They believed that the Church of England was as similar to the Roman Catholic Church. And believed that some practices not rooted in the Bible should be eliminated. A certain group of puritans came to the Northern English colonies in the new world in the 1620s. They laid the foundations for the religious, intellectual, and social order of New England.

In September 1620, a ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England. Also on this trip, the ship carried passengers. A total of 102 passengers, all hoping to start a new life in the new world. In order for them to establish themselves as a legitimate colony, 41 Saints and strangers drafted and signed a document called the Mayflower Compact. This Compact promised to create a "civil Body Politick" governed by elected officials and "just and equal laws".

The Dutch settled along the Hudson River. Two years later it was established by the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664 the English took over the area and renamed it New York. It was one of the original 13 colonies. This state played a crucial political and strategic role during the American Revolution. Millions of immigrants came to New York to become a U.S citizen between 1892 and 1954. The New York Exchange is a major international economic center in New York.

King Charles I gave a charter to George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore. This territory was named Maryland in honor of Henrietta Maria, the queen. George Calvert died and his son Cecilius took over. He sought to establish Maryland as a place for Roman Catholics persecuted in England. William Stone passed an act ensuring religious liberty and justice to all who believed in Jesus Christ. This conflict was strong. But, this Toleration Act was repealed after Puritans seized control of the colony.

The House of Burgesses was a group of elected representatives from Virginia that would meet from 1643 to 1776. They would meet in a unicameral session with the governor and the governor's council. Most Burgesses were usually made up of small land-owners and tenant farmers. in 1776, the Virginia Constitution had created a new General Assembly that would replace the gov. Council with elected Senate. And the House of Burgesses with an elected House of Delegates.

The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. Passed in,1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony. It was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies. This created the first legal limitations on religious hate speech in the world. The Calvert family, sought enactment of the law to protect Catholic settlers and those of other religions.

Poor farmers were being hit hard by the falling tobacco prices. And many wanted to expand westward. They were faced with threats from the Native Americans to protect their land. Bacon had insisted to the governor that he finance and support a militia to attack the Native Americans on the colony border. He refused and began to make his own militia. Bacon and his men rushed Jamestown and burned and pillaging through the town. Later after, Bacon died of dysentery and his 23 supporters were hanged.

These trials began in the spring of 1692. A group of Salem girls claimed to be possessed by the devil. Also accused of several local women of witchcraft. The first convicted witch was Bridget Bishop and was hanged in June. About 150 men, women, and children were also accused. By September 1692, the public opinion had turned against the trials due to this hysteria. The Massachusetts General Court later annulled guilty verdicts against the accused witches and returned them back to their families.

The Great Awakening was a religious movement that impacted the English colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. This movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized. And passion for religion had grown stale. Christian leaders often traveled from town to town, preaching about the gospel. They emphasized salvation from sins and promoting enthusiasm for Christianity. This result was a renewed dedication toward religion.

In Albany, New York, the people advocated a union of British colonies in North America for the security and defense against the French. Seven colonies sent delegates to work out plans for defense measures to help the loyalty of the Iroquois Confederacy. This was between the French and the British in the early phases of the French and Indian war. The plan gave a loose confederation presided over by a president-general and having a limited authority to levy taxes to be paid to a central treasury.

Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this conflict was a long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. When France expanded into the Ohio River valley it brought repeated conflict with the British colonies, and a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756.

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British at the end of the French and Indian War to appease the Native Americans. By checking the encroachment of European settlers on their lands. This created a boundary, known as the proclamation line. It separates the British colonies on the Atlantic coast from American Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. Since this proclamation, it has become one of the cornerstones of Native American law in the United States and in Canada.

Salutary neglect was Britain's unofficial policy. It was to relax the enforcement of strict regulations. Walpole and other proponents approached this and hoped that Britain would ease its grip on colonial trade. And could focus its attention on European politics. Cause this policy was unwritten, it went unnamed until 1775. The policy had an unintended side effect: it enabled the colonies to operate independently of Britain, economically and politically.

Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies, it was also one of the six New England states. It was an agricultural community. Also by mid-19th-century textile and machine manufacturing had become a dominate industry. Connecticut was the leading manufacturer of guns and other types of arms.

Massachusetts Bay Colony was a British settlement in the 17th century. The colony was founded during the Great Puritan Migration and was strongly Puritan. In 1630, the colonists officially named the settlement Boston. And in 1632 the colonist made Boston's its capital. By 1640, more than 40,000 English colonists had moved to Massachusetts. It became so overcrowded that colonists began to move inland to start farming communities.

Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 colonies. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers. Pennsylvania’s capital, Philadelphia, was the place where the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775. The latter produced the Declaration of Independence, sparking the American Revolution. After the war, Pennsylvania became the second state, after Delaware, to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

Carolina was the first state to instruct its delegates to vote for independence Britain. Following the Revolutionary War, both Carolinas developed an extensive slave system. Which became a major exporter of cotton and tobacco. Although the slave population remained relatively small compared to other southern states. In 1861, North Carolina became one of 11 states to secede from the United States. Thus beginning the American Civil War.

Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636. He was later banished from the colony for his advocacy of religious tolerance and separation. His firm belief in religious freedom, tolerance, and the separation between the church and the state governed the colony of Rhode Island. Which also inspired the future founders of the United States. Rhode Island was also a major hub for shipping and trade.