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1000 BCE
Leif-Ericson discovered north America
Leif-Ericson explored the North American East Coast in 1000. -
1492
Christopher Columbus discovered America
Christopher Columbus made his first voyage and discovered a few islands off of America. although Leif-Ericson discovered America, Christopher Columbus found a few island off of America. -
Jamestown was founded
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. Established on May 14, 1607, the colony gave England its first foothold in the European competition for the New World, which had been dominated by the Spanish since the voyages of Christopher Columbus in the late 15th century. -
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the thirteen colonies
Virginia (1607)
New York (1626)
New Hampshire (1623)
Massachusetts Bay (1630)
Maryland (1633)
Connecticut (1636)
Rhode Island (1636)
Delaware (1638)
North Carolina (1663)
South Carolina (1663)
New Jersey (1664)
Pennsylvania (1681)
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life in Jamestown
Only 60 out of 500 settlers in Jamestown survive the winter of 1609-1610. It is called the "Starving Time." also it was the first permanent colony in the Americas. -
cash crop
tobacco was the first cash crop in the colonies -
The dutch colonies
The Dutch colony of New Netherland was established in 1614. the Dutch also founded new york. -
roger williams
roger Williams was not allowed in Massachusetts. so he founded the colony of Providence in 1636. -
the Carolina's
in 1663 king Charles the 2nd gave charter for the colony of Carolina to eight proprietors. -
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the revolutionary war
in 1775 the revolutionary war started it ended in 1783.
