13 colonies timeline

  • Founding of Virginia

    Founding of Virginia
    The founding of Jamestown in Virginia in 1607 –This was about roughly 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts,according to sources this sparked a series of cultural events.Founded by London company
  • The founding of Massachusetts(plymouth)

    The founding of Massachusetts(plymouth)
    The founding of Plymouth colony,where the pilgrams docked thier boat ,the Mayflower, and eventually met the indians and had what we now call thanksgiving.(founded by purtitans)
  • Founding of New hampshire

    Founding of New hampshire
    The colony that is now known as the state of New Hampshire was founded in 1629 with a land grant given seven years before by the Council for New England to Captain John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges (aka founder of Maine).(founded by John Wheelwright)
  • Virginia colony became royal

    Virginia colony became royal
    The colony of virginia became a royal colony.
  • The founding of Massachusetts bay colony

    The founding of Massachusetts bay colony
    one of the original English settlements in present Massachusetts, settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritans from England under Governor John Winthrop.
  • Founding of Maryland

    Founding of Maryland
    The Lord of Baltimore, founded Maryland in 1632. Lord Baltimores father, George Calvert had received a royal charter for the land from King Charles I. The new colony was named after the wife of king charles,henrietta maria.
  • The founding of Connecticut

    The founding of Connecticut
    Thomas Hooker, a Puritan minister, and Governor John Haynes of the Mass. Bay Colony are often considered the founders of the Connecticut colony.
  • The founding of Rhode island

    The founding of Rhode island
    Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony ,for his beleifs, Roger Williams purchased land from the Indians and founded the first permanent white settlement in 1636.
  • The founding of Delaware

    The founding of Delaware
    The colony of delaware was founded for trade and profits by peter minuit
  • The founding of north carolina

    The founding of north carolina
    Founded by virginians
  • The founding of South Carolina

    The founding of South Carolina
    Founded by Eight Nobles with a Royal Charter from Charles II
  • The founding of New jersey

    The founding of New jersey
    Founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret
  • The founding of New York

    The founding of New York
    Founded by the Duke of York
  • New hampshire becomes royal

    New hampshire becomes royal
    NH became royal under charter.
  • The founding of pennsylvainia

    The founding of pennsylvainia
    Pennsylvainia was founded in English North America by William Penn on March 4, 1681 as dictated in a royal charter granted by King Charles II.
  • Massechusets became a royal colony

    Massechusets became a royal colony
    The colony of mass became royal under a royal charter.
  • North Carolina becomes royal

    North Carolina becomes royal
    Royal under charter.
  • The Founding of georgia

    The Founding of georgia
    James Edward Oglethorpe was the founder