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Colonial America

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  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus attempts to sail to Asia after being funded by the Spanish monarchy. Instead of reaching Asia, he ends up in the New World (modern-day America). However, he still thinks he is in Outer India. http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/christopher_columbus.php
  • Sep 8, 1565

    St. Augustine founded

    St. Augustine founded
    The first permanent European colony in North America is founded at St. Augustine, Florida. The Spanish settled in this colony, making it the oldest city in America.

  • Roanoke Colony

    Roanoke Colony
    Roanoke Colony was the first English Colony. Sir Walter Raleigh established it 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts. Raleigh was granted a patent by Queen Elizabeth I to colonize America. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/roanoke1.htm

  • Jamestown, VA

    Jamestown, VA
    Jamestown was America’s first lasting English colony and its culture helped shape the nation and the world. The colony was sponsored by a group of investors from the Virginia Company of London who were hoping to make a profit.

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    41 English colonists signed the Mayflower Compact while travelling on the Mayflower ship. It was the first written framework of government for the United States. Its purpose was to keep the government between Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims unified. http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/mayflowercompact.htm

  • Plymouth Colony

    Plymouth Colony
    The Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture. John Smith was the first to survey and name the colony, but it was officially settled first at New Plymouth.

  • Harvard College

    Harvard College
    Harvard College was the first college to be founded in America. It was founded by John Harvard under the Puritan clergy.

  • William & Mary

    William & Mary
    The College of William & Mary is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was founded by King William III and Queen Mary II of England. The Sir Christopher Wren Building is the oldest college building still in use in America.

  • Georgia

    Georgia
    James Oglethorpe had a charter from King George II to create a new colony in America between South Carolina and Florida. It was meant to serve as a place for imprisoned debtors to start over, and it also served as a barrier against Spanish expansion from Florida.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire
    New Hampshire was originally founded in 1629 on a land grant given to Captain John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges by the Council for New England. It was named after the port of Southampton, which used to be called only Hampton.