JGrol'sTimeline

First Landfall of Columbus

Oct 12, 1492

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

Aug 8, 1588

The Spanish Armada was sailing against England to overthrow Queen Elizabeth the 1st, but the English defeated the fleet with help from Dutch ships.

Roanoke

Aug 18, 1590

The entire colony (established August 1585) at Roanoke was discovered to have vanished on this date.

Jamestown Founded

May 3, 1607

Founded in Virginia on May 3, 1607. Jamestown was the first permanent British colony.

Plymouth Colony

Dec 17, 1620

The Mayflower landed in Plymouth Harbor. The Pilgrims then established the Plymouth Colony.

Great Awakening

Period: Sep 22, 1725 to Sep 22, 1760

The specific dates aren't accurate, just the years (there wasn't a specific start and end that I could find.)

French and Indian War

Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763

Proclamation Line

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/timeline.htm

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=1

Breed's Hill

Jun 17, 1775

http://www.bostoncitylinks.com/bunker_hill.html

British Leave Boston

Mar 17, 1776

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm

Battle of Saratoga

Period: Sep 19, 1777 to Oct 17, 1777

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm

Battle of Yorktown

Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781

http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/yorktn.shtml

Treaty signed ending American Revolution (Treaty of Paris 1783)

Sep 3, 1783

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm

Land Ordinance

May 20, 1785

http://www.in.gov/history/2478.htm

Shays's Rebellion

Jan 25, 1787

http://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/shays-rebellion.htm

Northwest Ordinance

Jul 13, 1787

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747&nm=Northwest-Ordinance