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Oct 11, 1492
cloumbus "discovers" america
to take columbus over to america was three ships called nina, pinta, and santa maria -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
New Amsterdam had fewer than 1,000 residents, but its influence would far outstrip its size. -
jamestown colony
there was more than 100 people that came here in three ships -
Plymouth Colony
The Mayflower anchors in Provincetown Harbor, the passengers having decided to settle in New England. -
•Massachusetts Bay Colony
the flagship of the Massachusetts Bay Company arrived in Salem to officially found the new colony -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
the colonists pledged allegiance to Penn as their new Proprietor -
french + indian war
americans joined the british to help win against the french -
Albany Congress meets
official delegates from seven colonies considered strategies for Indian diplomacy and put forth the Albany Plan of Union. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
He retired there when he learned that the British fort at the forks of the Ohio had been captured by the French