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Roanoke was founded in 1585. When more settlers came over in 1590, all previous settlers were gone. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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London Company founded Virgina
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On May 24, 1607, 100 men land in Jamestown on the banks of the James River.
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Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
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The Powhatan Confederation attacks Jamestown, killing 1/3 of its population. Crops were burnt and livestock were killed during this also.
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John Wheelright founded New Hampshire.(The month and day given are not accurate.)
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The Puritans founded Massachusetts. (The day given is not accurate.)
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Lord Baltimor founded Maryland.
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Thomas Hooker founded Connecticut. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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Rodger Williams founded Rhode Island. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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Peter Minuit and New Sweden founded Delaware. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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The Navigation Acts were trading laws put in place by England. Their purpose was to increase their profits. To do this, they controlled who the colonies could trade with. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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The Virginians founded North Carolina. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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Charels II's Royal Charter founded South Carolina. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret founded New Jersey.
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The Duke of York founded New York. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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Indians retaliated in Swansea after an Indiana killed a settler and then a settler killed indians starting a war. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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During this Rebellion, Jamestown was burnt in a fire. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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The settlers won the war and the natives that survived the war scattered through out New England.
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania. (The month and day given are not accurate.)
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The Salem Witch Trials occured from June through September of 1692. During this time, 19 men and women, who were accused of witchcraf,t were hanged.One man was pressed to death for refusing to submit a trial on witchcraft charges. (The day given is inaccurate.)
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(The month and day given are not accurate.) During the years of 1715 through 1789 the Enlightenment period, or Age of Reason swept across Europe and American colonies.
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The Great Awakening occured in 1730-1760 in England and in the New England colonies. Its purpose was to turn people back to their belief in God.
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James Edward Oglethorpe founded Georgia. (The day given is not accurate.)
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Maine became a state on March 15, 1820 when it seceded from Massachusetts.
