10 imortant events in the 13 coloines

By ashley27

  • virgina dare

    Virginia Dare was first child born in the colonies

  • English defeat Spanish

    English defeat Spanish armada of King Philip II

  • Jamestown founded

    First permanent English colony in New World

  • Squanto

    The Indian, Squanto, learned English in England after fleeing Spain

  • new hampshire

    Settlements begin in New Hampshire

  • first settlements

    First settlements in Connecticut include Hartford and Windsor

  • first college

    First college in the colonies, later named after Rev. John Harvard

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin born in Boston

  • George Washington

    George Washington born in Virginia on February 22; dies in 1799

  • British traders

    British traders begin working shores of Lake Erie, compete with French