Colonial PA Timeline

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  • Period: Jan 4, 1000 to Jan 3, 1500

    Woodland period

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

    Columbus: His ships

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

    Columbus landed in the Caribbean

  • Period: Jan 4, 1500 to

    First contact with Europeans

  • Period: Jan 4, 1500 to

    Many tribes lived in PA

  • Jamestown Virginia was setteled

  • Henry Hudson explores the Delaware Bay area

  • Pilgrams settle in Plymouth

  • Their ship is called the Mayflower

  • Peter Minuit comes to New Netherlan

    Peter Minuit led two ships to the Delaware River flying the flag of Sweden. Minuit paid the Indians for the land in Wilmington, Delaware and signed a treaty with them.

  • New sweden is founded

  • The dutch take over New Sweden

    The new governor of New Sweden makes a mistake and the dutch and them are no longer friends. The Swedes built 3 forts. One of them controlled the Delaware River. The Dutch governor saw this as an act of war. The Dutch sailed from New Amsterdam with 300 soldiers. They captured 2 forts, the other fort surrendered.

  • England takes over the colony (New York)

    "The English sail to New Amsterdam with an overwhelming force of ships and men. Stuyvesant wanted to fight back, but the citizens didn't want any bloodshed. They were also tired of
    Stuyvesants unfair rule and may have welcomed British rule. With no shot fired Stuyvesant had no choice to have the white flag hoisted over the fort."
  • William Penn is granted the Charter for Pennsylvania

    William Penn is granted the Charter for Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania is founded

  • William Penn meets with the Delaware Indians

    William Penn meets with the Delaware Indians

    William Penn was worried about how the Indians and the Quakers would interact. Not long after arriving in Pennsylvania Penn ordered a meeting with the indian leaders.

  • William Penn dies

  • Ben Franklin arrives in Philadelphia

  • Walking purchase

  • Period: to

    French and indian war

    french and indian war
  • Pontiac's Rebellion

    Pontiac's Rebellion

  • Stamp Act

  • Townsend Acts

  • Anthracite Coal is first used in homes

  • Boston Tea Party

  • 1st Continental Congress is held

  • The Intolerable Act are passed

  • 2nd Continental Congress

  • Declaration of Independence

  • The Pennsylvania state Constitution is written

  • Period: to

    Washington occupies Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

  • The Articles of Confederation are adopted by the states

  • The U.S. Constitution is adopted

  • John Fitch invents the steamboat

  • George Washington is elected President

  • Cornplanter's grant

  • The Lancaster Pike is completed

    The Lancaster Pike is completed