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Colonial America time line

By Sockers
  • Jamestown first settled

    Jamestown first settled

    Jamestown was settled around Chesapeake Bay and became the first sucessfull colonization of America
  • Pirgrims settle Plymouth

    Pirgrims settle Plymouth

    The Pilgims are the most famous settlers in America.
  • Puritians established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    Puritians established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    They had 400 settlers and settled for religious freedom
  • Period: to

    The Great Migration

    A time when more than 15,000 Puritains move to Massechasetts
  • Harvard college founded

    Harvard college founded

    The first college of New England, Harvad, is founded in Massachusetts
  • The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    This was the first written constitution in America, and showed the first signs of representative govornment.
  • Slavery becomes legal in New England

    Slavery becomes legal in New England

    The first time slavery is recignized in a law.
  • Salem Witch trials

    Salem Witch trials

    Three girls in the town of Salem accuse townspeople of being witches.
  • First Newspaper

    First Newspaper

    The first newspaper, The Boston News-Letter, is published.

  • Population reaches 475,000

    The population of American colonists reaches 475,000. Boston (pop. 12,000) is the largest city, followed by Philadelphia (pop. 10,000) and New York (pop. 700
  • The Pennsylvania Gazette

    The Pennsylvania Gazette

    Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette, which eventually becomes the most popular colonial newspaper.