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1739 BCE
Georgia
War of Jenkins Ear-Britain declares war on Spain. -
1682 BCE
Pennsylvania
Duke of York deeded lands to William Penn. He arrived in Pennsylvania: laid out Philadelphia; created three original counties; first Assembly held, united Delaware counties with Pennsylvania, and adopted Great Law. -
1679 BCE
New Hampshire
New Hampshire was a separate royal colony and named after Hampshire, England. -
1676 BCE
Rhode Island
King Philip's War was in Rhode Island, between Narragansetts Indians and colonists; thousands of Indians died, six hundred colonists died, and property was damaged. -
1670 BCE
South Carolina
South Carolina was the 1st permanent England settlements. Charleston was founded; Charles Town was the capital city; and the city assembly established tax-supported free library. -
1664 BCE
Delaware
Sir Robert Carr drives the Dutch out of Delaware
and it becomes an English colony. -
1663 BCE
North Carolina
King Charles II assigned Carolinas territory to eight court favorites; and they became "true and absolute" Lords of Proprietors. -
1637 BCE
Connecticut
Captain John Mason leads colonists to a decisive victory in Connecticut's Pequot War. -
1624 BCE
New York
The first Dutch settlement was established and ruled for 40 years over the colony of New Netherland. -
1620 BCE
Massachusetts
The Mayflower arrived at Cape Cod and Pilgrims established settlement named Plymouth. -
Period: 1620 BCE to 1739 BCE
First 13 coionies
