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Colonial Timeline

  • 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    Catholic monk accused theCatholic church of corruption, his attack spread to other countries.
  • House of Burgesses

    First legislature in the colonies, idea of citizen-led government and American democracy. Virginia was a self governing colony.
  • Mayflower

    Journeyed across the Atlantic to find the Plymouth colony. 102 passengers total.
  • Jamestown

    The first permanent English settlement.
  • English Civil War

    Struggle between King Charles I and parliament.
  • Massachusetts

    Founded by John Winthrop to be an example for the world.
  • Maryland

    Proprietary colony, was granted land by King Charles to Lord Baltimore.
  • Rhode Island

    Different religious beliefs were tolerate.
  • Connecticut

    One of the New England colonies, joined the others in the rebellion against Great Britain.
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    Carolinas

    S. Charles II awarded the Carolinas to his friends and was not divided until 1712. The Lord Proprietors found tobacco as their cash crop.
  • New York

    England took new Netherlands from the dutch and renamed it New York.
  • New Jersey

    Established from land between Delaware Bay and the Connecticut River. Offered generous land grants, religious freedom, and right to have a legislative assembly.
  • King Phillip's War

    King Phillip United neighboring Indians for a last-ditched attack.
  • Pennsylvania

    Was created to be a place of political and religious freedom, treated the Natives fairly, and provided an elected assembly.
  • Delaware

    Became a colony when Penn bought three counties South of Pennsylvania.
  • New Hampshire

    Became a royal colony and Maine
  • Georgia

    Georgia became a royal colony in 1751 and lived 2.5 million people by 1775.