13 Colonies Timeline Project

By C.Salazar

  • 1607

    1607
    In 1607 English men and boys arrived in Jamestown to begin the settlement.

  • 1620

    1620
    In 1620 the colony of Massachusetts was founded for escaping religious persecution.

  • 1623

    1623
    In 1623 the colony of New Hampshire was made because they wanted to make fortune through trade.

  • 1632

    1632
    In 1632 Maryland was founded so people can not worry about religion and live peacefully.

  • 1636

    1636
    In 1636 Connecticut was founded so they have religious freedom.

  • 1636

    1636
    In 1636 Rhode Island was founded for "principles of complete religious toleration, separation of church and state, and political democracy."

  • 1638

    1638
    In 1638 Delaware was founded to enrich itself from the New World.

  • 1663

    1663
    In 1663 North Carolina was founded for economic purposes.

  • 1663

    1663
    In 1663 South Carolina was founded because they wanted wealth.

  • 1664

    1664
    New York was founded in 1664 it was founded because owning it was valuable because it was a port of commerce and trade.

  • 1665

    1665
    In 1665 the colony called New Jersey was founded because the owners wanted to encourage settlement, attracting many migrants from Sweden and Holland.

  • 1681

    1681
    In 1681 the colony of Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for Penn's persecuted friends in the New World.

  • 1732

    1732
    In the year 1732, the colony of Georgia was founded for people who had debt. They would earn money and then pay off their debt.