Colonial America

Roanoke Colony

Apr 1, 1585

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.htmlThe first English Colony of Roanoke, originally consisting of 100 householders, was founded in 1585, 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, under the ultimate authority of Sir Walter Raleigh. In 1584 Raleigh had been granted a patent by Queen Elizabeth I to colonize America. The first Roanoke colony lasted a total of ten months. This account, a fascinating description of American before European settlement, is taken from Lane's report on the adventure

First Virginia Charter created

Apr 10, 1606

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-america-time-period.htmKing James I of England issued the 1606 First Virgina Charter which created the Virginia Company authorizing eight Englishmen to colonize "that part of America Commonly called Virginia". This started the Colonial America time period.

Jamestown Establishment

May 13, 1607

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/history-jamestown/The founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607 – 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts – sparked a series of cultural encounters that helped shape the nation and the world. The government, language, customs, beliefs and aspirations of these early Virginians are all part of the United States’ heritage today.

Mayflower Compact signed

Nov 11, 1620

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.history.com/topics/mayflower-compactThe Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States. The compact was drafted to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier.

Plymouth Colony

Dec 26, 1620

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.history.com/topics/plymouthIn September 1620, during the reign of King James I, around 100 English men and women–many of them members of the English Separatist Church–set sail for the New World aboard the Mayflower, a three-masted merchant ship. The ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts, two months later, and in late December anchored at Plymouth Rock, where they would form the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England. Though more than half the original settlers died during that

The Toleration Act passed

Apr 21, 1649

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.ushistory.org/us/5a.aspFearful that the Protestant masses might restrict Catholic liberties, the House of Delegates passed the Maryland Act of Toleration in 1649. This act granted religious freedom to all Christians. Like Roger Williams in Rhode Island and William Penn in Pennsylvania, Maryland thus experimented with laws protecting religious liberty.

The Glorious Revolution

Feb 13, 1689

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-america-time-period.htm The Protestant William III and Mary II officially replace the Catholic James II as monarchs of England. The English Bill of Rights enables Parliament to control laws and taxes during the Colonial America Time Period.

The Founding of Georgia

Feb 12, 1733

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.landofthebrave.info/james-oglethorpe.htmJames Oglethorpe and 19 friends and associates were granted a royal charter in 1732 to found a colony between Spanish Florida and South Carolina. The colony was to be governed by trustees for 21 years, after which time the colony would revert to royal control. The new colony was called Georgia and named in honor of King George II.

The Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

[commons.wikimedia.org-](commons.wikimedia.org-)http://www.bostonmassacre.net/British soldiers, who were quartered in the city, fired into a rioting mob killing five American civilians in the Boston Massacre. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts

The Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

[en.wikipedia.org-](en.wikipedia.org-)http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-america-time-period.htm Virginians Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and Peyton Randolph invited delegations from all of the other colonies to meet in Philadelphia to debate the course of action in response to grievances of colonies against Great Britain.