Alyssas' 13 Colonies Timeline

First Settlement

Jan 1, 1607

The London Company founded the first colony of Jamestown (Virginia).

Plymoth

Dec 28, 1620

Pilgrims reach Plymouth aboard the Mayflower.

New Hampshire

Dec 30, 1623

New Hampshire was founded.

Lord Baltimore

Dec 30, 1624

Lord Baltimore founded Maryland.

Manhattan

Dec 28, 1626

Manhattan Island is sold by Indians to New Amsterdam colony.

Delaware

Dec 30, 1638

Swedish settlers establish colony of New Sweden in Delaware.

William Penn

Dec 30, 1681

William Penn received charter for colony that becomes Pennsylvania.

Salem

Period: Dec 30, 1692 to Dec 30, 1693

Salem,Massachusetts witch trials sentence 20 witches to death.

New Orleans

Dec 30, 1718

The French founded New Orleans

Georgia

Dec 30, 1733

Georgia is the last colony to founded by James Oglethorpe.

French and Indian War

Period: Dec 30, 1754 to Dec 30, 1763

The French and Indian War was a conflict between the American colonists and the French over control.

American Revolution

Period: Dec 30, 1775 to Dec 30, 1783

War of Independence fought between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies on the eastern seaboard of North America.

13 Colonies

Dec 31, 1777

All 13 colonies are represented on the first American flag.