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triangular trade
For the British slave traders it was a three-legged journey, called the 'triangular trade': Taking trade goods, such as guns and brandy, to Africa to exchange for slaves. Then taking the slaves on the 'Middle Passage' across the Atlantic to sell in the West Indies and North America. It was called the triangular trade because the trading routs went around like a triangle. -
Jamestown is established by colonists.
Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States. The settlement thrived for nearly 100 years as the capital of the Virginia colony; it was abandoned after the capital moved to Williamsburg in 1699. A preservationist group took over the site in the late 1800s, and today, it is part of a national historic park with tours, museums and ongoing archaeological digs that continue to reveal new findings. -
1682 Pennsylvania established by William Pen
William Penn (1644-1718) was famous as a Quaker and the leader of the Pennsylvania Colony. He was a land investor and a philosopher who promoted the ideals of religious tolerance. The city of Philadelphia was planned and developed under the direction of William Penn. This article contains a short biography and fast facts and information about the early American colonist, William Penn. -
New york is founded
The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape, an Algonquin people who hunted, fished and farmed in the area between the Delaware and Hudson rivers. -
tea act
The Tea Act was an Act of Great Britain's Parliament to impose a tax on tea and reduce the massive tea surplus of the British East India Company in London, a company in financial trouble. The Tea Act was part of a group of taxes imposed on the colonies by Britain called The Townsend Acts -
Georgia is established
The Georgia Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England, Middle and Southern colonies. The Georgia Colony was classified as one of the Southern Colonies -
french and indian war
The French and Indian War, fought between Britain and France in North America between 1756 and 1763, is also often referred to as the Seven Years' War. -
treaty of paris
Image result for treaty of The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain the American Colonies. Peace negotiations began in April of 1782 in the Hotel d'York involving American representatives Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Lauren's, and John Adams. -
boston tea party
It was a protest by the American Colonists against the British in regards to the tea taxes that had been imposed on them. This protest involved throwing chests of tea from three British trade ships into the Boston Harbor. -
The 13 colonies are represented in the first American flag.
The first American flag was sewed by Betsy Ross in May of 1776. Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the American flag on June 14, 1777. The colors of the flag have important meanings. Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice
