The 13 Colonies

By Ms.Cool
  • Dec 10, 1500

    St. Augustine

    St. Augustine
    1500- Spanish found St. Augustine, FL- the first permanent white settlement
  • Dec 10, 1524

    Giovanni da Verrazzano

    Giovanni da Verrazzano
    1524- Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, commisioned by the King of France, sailed to the New World, and into what is now New York Harbor

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    1600- Jamestown settlement - The first permanent settlement by the English in the New World

  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson
    1609 - After sailing to the New World, Henry Hudson explored the mighty river that would later be named for him

  • Starving Time

    Starving Time
    1610 - Period in Jamestown Colony history referred to as the Starving Time

  • The Headright System

    The Headright System
    1618 - The Headright System was set up by the London Company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land to the colonists

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    1620 - The Pilgrims establish their own government, the basis of which was the Mayflower Compact

  • The Powhatan Wars

    The Powhatan Wars
    1622 - The Powhatan Wars, battles, and conflicts on Virginia between colonists and American Native Indians

  • The Dutch settlement

    The Dutch settlement
    1624 - The first Dutch settlement was established, for 40 years the Dutch ruled over the colony of New Netherland

  • New England

    New England
    THE English Parliament passes the forst of the Navigation Acts