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Oct 21, 1492
columbus 'discovers' america
In 1492 christopher was tring to get to asia by sailing from what he calls the easy way and ends up finding three big land masses instead. -
Jamestown Colony created
the jamestown island is founded in a virgina colony.The jamestown colony was the first perment english settlement founded by the USA. -
Plymouth Colony created
The plimyoth colony is founded by the pilgrams. on December 26 1620 102 passengers from the mayflower set voyage on a 65 day trip. they were planing on landing in virgina, the land they were granted, but they ended up landing in plymouth massachusetts. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
The Puritans were searching for religous freedom from the king so they made their own colony called 'the massachusetts bay colony'. they sent about hundard new settlers and prositions to a man named John Endecott. who later became goverener of Naumkeag (Massachusetts bay). and bout a year later the name was changed salem, many colonists ended up getting dieseases and starvation, many died. -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
The New amsterdam was a english colony, a place were the english and the dutch lived peacefuly together. there was a short interruption of English rule when the Netherlands temporary regained the settlement. but they never harmed or forced the dutch to move. and in 1686 it became the first city in the colonies to receive a royal charter, making new york the number one capital in the world. -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
william penn II was the largest realestate owner in the world. He got his land from king charlos II owned his father William penn land because william delivered militey messages to the king when wasnt working as a Quaker. but the goverment considered that was a crime. -
Albany Congress meets
To try to stop pressing charges ohio valley of the american colonies would have twenty three delgates meet in albany New York. While that went on Franklin wrote the plan of union, which effected the colonies into one goverment. the goverment managed indian affairs, make laws, and raise taxs. but the goverment main plan was to stop the french taking over ohio river valley. -
•The French & Indian War concludes
the war ends on febuary 15 1763 , with 3000 people dead and many injured, with the indians taking victory. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
Five hunderd of Captain Claude-Pierre Pe’caudys men arrived at the forks of ohio. with washington and his men not therre yet and being outnumbered twelve to one, they surranded the french fort. washington being still in route and all was theretened by them.