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Virginia
Virginia was founded on May 13 1607 by the London Company. The company sent 104 men to Virginia and they founded Jamestown. -
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13 COLONIES
This is a timespan about the 13 Colonies beginning in 1607 and ending in 1776 -
Massachusetts
The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in Provincetown before continuning on to Plymouth. They formed a coloney there in 1620. -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded Pennsylvania with a land grant that was owed his deceased father. His goal was to create a clony that allowed for freedom of religion due to his desire to protect himself and fellow Quakers from persecution. -
Georgia
Slavery officially becomes legalized in Georgia. Before that date having a slave was banned in Georgia. -
The Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III following Great Britiains acquisition of French terriotory in North America after the end of the Frech and Indian War, in which if forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776, whick announced the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
