Timeline: JGrol'sTimeline | Timetoast

Oct 12, 1492

First Landfall of Columbus
Aug 8, 1588

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada was sailing against England to overthrow Queen Elizabeth the 1st, but the English defeated the fleet with help from Dutch ships.
Aug 18, 1590

Roanoke

The entire colony (established August 1585) at Roanoke was discovered to have vanished on this date.
May 3, 1607

Jamestown Founded

Founded in Virginia on May 3, 1607. Jamestown was the first permanent British colony.
Dec 17, 1620

Plymouth Colony

The Mayflower landed in Plymouth Harbor. The Pilgrims then established the Plymouth Colony.
Period: Sep 22, 1725 to Sep 22, 1760

Great Awakening

The specific dates aren't accurate, just the years (there wasn't a specific start and end that I could find.)
Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763

French and Indian War
Oct 7, 1763

Proclamation Line

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
Mar 22, 1765

Stamp Act

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
Mar 5, 1770

Boston Massacre

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/timeline.htm
Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html
Apr 19, 1775

Lexington and Concord

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=1
Jun 17, 1775

Breed's Hill

http://www.bostoncitylinks.com/bunker_hill.html
Mar 17, 1776

British Leave Boston

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
Period: Sep 19, 1777 to Oct 17, 1777

Battle of Saratoga

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781

Battle of Yorktown

http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/yorktn.shtml
Sep 3, 1783

Treaty signed ending American Revolution (Treaty of Paris 1783)

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
May 20, 1785

Land Ordinance

http://www.in.gov/history/2478.htm
Jan 25, 1787

Shays's Rebellion

http://www.nps.gov/spar/historyculture/shays-rebellion.htm
Jul 13, 1787

Northwest Ordinance

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