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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers America
columbus found North America/ the (new world) as they called it back then. -
Jamestown Colony created
Jamestown was named after king james the first.
Jamestown was founded for the purposes of a quick profit from gold mining. -
Plymouth Colony created
The Pilgrims settled at Plymouth, after arriving on the Mayflower. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
Founded by English Puritans. John Winthrop became the first governor of the colony. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
It was renamed New York after the Duke of York, who recieved the land from the King. -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
It was used as a refuge for Quakers. -
Albany Congress meets
Twenty-three delegates met from Jun 19,1754 to July 11,1754. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
The battle was a failed attempt to make a military inspection durimg the French and Indian War. -
The French & Indian War concludes
It ended when British Major General James Wolfe captured Quebec.
