13 colonies

THE HISTORY OF THE 13 COLONIES

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    COLUMBUS

    COLUMBUS
    Columbus came to America, later more people from Europe come to America in the 1600s.

  • THE FIRST COLONY

    THE FIRST COLONY
    The first colonY was founded at Jamestown, Virginia.

  • STARVATION TIME

    STARVATION TIME
    80% of the colonist died from diseases/ starvation/ indian attacks.

  • THE HEADRIGTH SYSTEM

    THE HEADRIGTH SYSTEM
    The Headright System was set up by the London company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to Virginia, or paid the way for someone else.

  • THE PILGRIMS.

    THE PILGRIMS.
    The pilgrims founded the second colony of Plymouth Settlement, in New England. The pilgrims specify basic laws and social rules for their new colony.

  • NEW YORK

    NEW YORK
    New Netherlands, which became New York, was settled by the Dutch - refer to Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit. In 1664, King Charles II granted New Netherland to his brother James, Duke of York who took a fleet to the area. The Dutch surrendered New Netherlands without a fight and it was renamed New York

  • THE GREAT MIGRATION.

    THE GREAT MIGRATION.
    The Great Migration - Mass migration of thousands of English people to the Americas that took place between 1630 and 1640.

  • FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNETICUT.

    FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNETICUT.
    Connecticut was initially settled colonists, led by Thomas Hooker, left the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to dissatisfaction and settled in the Connecticut River Valley. In 1639, three settlements joined to form a unified government creating a document called the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the first written constitution in America. King Charles II officially united Connecticut as a single colony in 1662 - refer to Connecticut Colony.

  • THE NAVIGATON ACTS.

    THE NAVIGATON ACTS.
    1651 1660 1663 The Navigation Acts. The colonies represent a lucrative source of wealth and trade. Navigation Acts regulate colonial trade and enable England to collect duties (taxes). Refer to Triangular Trade. During this period the Slave Plantations in the Southern colonies were established.

  • INDEPENDENT OF USA.

    INDEPENDENT OF USA.
    A document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown was signed on July 4, 1776, by the congressional representatives of the 13 Colonies.