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Oct 12, 1492
Columbas "discovers" Amercia
Columbas "Discovers" America on Oct, 12, 1492. 2 in the morning, land was spotted by Rodrigo de Triana. The people that were already on the land were friendly and kind, Columbas had written about them in his journal., -
Jamestown
Jamestown was used for really nothing more than mining for gold. People came to Jamestown in hope to find riches. -
Plymouth
The people who came to Plymouth were survivors from the MayFlower. William Bradford, John Carver, William Brewster, and Miles Standish were Plymouth's leaders. -
Massachusetts Bay
The people who founded Massachusetts Bay were weathly and highly educated. John Winthrop was the first govener of the colony. John was a lawyer, so he was one of the wealthiest people in Massachuttes Bay. -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
William Penn had the land, we now call Pennsylvania because King Charles the II owed William Penn's father, aloso WIlliam Penn a large amount of money that he couldn't pay back, so he gave him land instead. -
Albany Congress meets
The Albandy Congress's meeting was about the Indian affairs and trade.The knew a war was coming soon. The Governor of Pennsylvania and Benjamin Franklin were the leaders of this meeting. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
This was one of the engagments to the French War. That war was also known as the "Seven Year War". George Washington was the head of this attack. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
New Amsterdam became New York when the Dutch sold New Amsterdam to the Duke of York and therefore he named it New York.