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The first successful English settlement in North America was called the Jamestown Settlement.
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During the winter between 1609 and 1610, only about 50 colonists survived from the original 500 colonists that came to Jamestown. https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm
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Plymouth Colony was the first colony settled in New England by pilgrims who sailed from Mayflower in 1620.
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The colony of New Hampshire is founded as a "fishing colony" in 1623.
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The Puritans founded the city of Boston in 1630.
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The Salem Witch trials begin in 1692 in Massachusetts.
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The French and Indian war started in 1754. The war was between unhappy British colonists and the French.
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The British win the war. They claim land in North America. http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
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The Stamp Act was an act created to tax all paper/ printed goods. This act was created by British Parliament, used to tax American colonists.
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The Boston Massacre consisted of the British killing the colonists due to tension among the two. Although this was called the Boston Massacre, they only killed 5 colonists.
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The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773. The Americans, fed up with taxation, threw tea from British ships, into the water.
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The 1st Continental Congress was held by colonist from each colony to discuss the Coercive Act and other problems going on among the colonies. Some of the colonists included George Washington and John Adams.
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The Revolutionary war begin in 1775 due to rising tension between the colonies and the British parliament.
