Colonial American Timeline By ang1604 1607 Virginia Company founds Jamestown colony 1619 irst slaves arrive in Virginia/First representative govt in North America when House of Burgesses meets 1634 Maryland is founded as Catholic haven 1679 New Hampshire becomes a colony 1681 William Penn founds Pennsylvania 1692 Witch hunt takes place in Salem 1700 Population reaches around 300,000 people 1732 Georgia is founded 1742 Ben Franklin invents new stove 1752 Ben Franklin invents lightning conductor 1756 Seven Years War between Britain and France --Britain wins Canada 1760 various acts (currency act, stamp act, sugar act etc) that anger many American colonists- -lead to revolution 1763 Seven Years War between Britain and France --Britain wins Canada 1773 Boston Tea Party 1776 Declaration of Independence