Colonial PA Timeline

By brightonzqe
  • Period: Jan 4, 1000 to Jan 4, 1500

    Woodland Period(Native American)

  • Period: Jan 4, 1492 to Jan 4, 1493

    Columbus:his ship.He landed in the caribbean

  • Period: Jan 4, 1500 to

    Manny tribes live in PA.First contact with Europeans

  • Jamestown virginia was settled

  • Henry Hudson explores the Delaware Bay area

  • Pilgrimd settle in Plymouth(Massachusetts)

  • Peter Minuit comes to New Netherland

    Peter Minuit comes to New Netherland

    Peter was sent to New Netherland to search for tradeable goods other then animal pelts.He became the new governer of New Netherlands taking over Willem Verhulst
  • New Sweden is found

    New Sweden is found

    was captured by the dutch.This was the regions first permanit european settlement
  • The Dutch take over New Sweden

    The Dutch take over New Sweden

  • England take over the colony(New York)

    England take over the colony(New York)

  • William Penn is granted the Charter For Pennsylvania

    William Penn is granted the Charter For Pennsylvania

    King Charles granted William Penn charter for Pennslyvania
  • Pennsylvania is founded

    Pennsylvania is founded

    William Penn moved to the U.S with some of the quakers and
  • William Penn meets with Delaware Indians

    William Penn meets with Delaware Indians

  • William Penn dies

  • Ben Franklin arrives in Philadelphia

  • Walking purchase

    Walking purchase

  • Period: to

    French and Indian war

    french and indian war pic
  • Pontiac's Rebellion

    Pontiac's Rebellion

  • Stamp Act

  • Townsend acts

  • Anthracite Coal is first used in homes

  • Boston Tea party

  • The Intolerable Acts are passed

  • First CC is held

    First CC is held

  • 2nd CC

  • PA state constitution is written

    PA state constitution is written

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Period: to

    Washington occupies Valley Forge

    washington vally forge

  • tHe Articles of confederation are adopted by the srate

  • the U.S constitution is adopted

  • John fitch invents the steamboat

    John fitch invents the steamboat

  • George Washington is elected President

  • Cornplanters Grant

  • The Lancaster pike is completed

    The Lancaster pike is completed