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104 English Men and Boys on May 13 picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their king, James I. Jamestown eventually became a permanent settlement, the first for North America.
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60 out of 500 Settlers in Jamestown survive the winter of 1609-1610. This was called the "Starving Time."
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The Plymouth colony is founded by the Pilgrims.
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In 1629, a royal colony was issued for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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The land for New Hampshire was given to Captain John Mason, who named after his homeland in England. (Hampshire).
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Lord Calvert, the first Baron of Baltimore, is granted a charter for the Colony of Maryland
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(Rhode Island) Roger Williams begins the colony of Providence Plantation after being expelled from Massachusetts. Which would be known as the Rhode Island Colony. Also, (Connecticut) Thomas Hooker moves to Connecticut and establishes what will become the Connecticut colony.
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The Province of Carolina is created in the year of 1663.
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England captures the New Netherlands and names it the Province of New York. The city of Amsterdam is renamed New York.
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In 1664, the colony of New Jersey was established.
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William Penn is granted a charter for Province of Pennslyvania.
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In 1684, the colony of Philadelphia was founded.
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Delaware separates from Pennslyvania to becoming a new colony.
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The Province of Carolina separates into North Carolina and South Carolina.
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The first settlers arrive in Georgia to be claimed as a new colony for the Americas
