Colonial Events Timeline

By ChelseaWu
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    The life of Pocahontas

    Pocahontas was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia
  • Jamestown, Virginia is settled by The Virginia Company of London.

    Jamestown, Virginia is settled by The Virginia Company of London.

    Jamestown, Virginia, is settled by The Virginia Company of London. This is the first European settlement in North America.
  • Yellow fever kills two-thirds of the Wampanoag nation. Millions of indigenous people will die of Old World diseases over the next hundred years.

    Yellow fever kills two-thirds of the Wampanoag nation. Millions of indigenous people will die of Old World diseases over the next hundred years.

    Yellow Fever brought to the New World by Europeans kills two-thirds of the Wampanoag nation.
  • The Mayflower sets sail for the New World and Massachusetts is founded by Puritan separatists called Pilgrims.

    The Mayflower sets sail for the New World and Massachusetts is founded by Puritan separatists called Pilgrims.

    The Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to the New World and Massachusetts is founded.
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    The Mayflower Pilgrims settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower Pilgrims settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts and established a colony until the reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  • Pilgrims celebrate the First Thanksgiving.

    Pilgrims celebrate the First Thanksgiving.

    The first Thanksgiving were celebrated in 1621. Native Americans Colonists celebrate the feast.
  • Lord Baltimore founds the colony of Maryland

    Lord Baltimore founds the colony of Maryland

    Lord Baltimore founds the colony of Maryland
  • Connecticut is settled by Puritans

    Connecticut is settled by Puritans

    Connecticut is settled by Puritans who disagreed with leaders in Massachusetts.
  • Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret found New Jersey.

    Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret found New Jersey.

    Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret found New Jersey in 1664. New Jersey is one of the 13 original colonies.
  • William Penn establishes Pennsylvania.

    William Penn establishes Pennsylvania.

    William Penn establishes Pennsylvania. He hopes that it will be a safe place for Quakers to worship.
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    Dominion of New England

    The Dominion of New England in America was a short-lived administrative union of English colonies covering all of New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies, with the exception of the Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvania.
  • The Salem Witch Trials: hundreds of people are accused of being witches

    The Salem Witch Trials: hundreds of people are accused of being witches

    Hundreds of people are accused of being witches, and some are hanged for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.
  • Georgia is established by James Oglethorpe.

    Georgia is established by James Oglethorpe.

    Georgia is established by James Oglethorpe and becomes the last of the 13 colonies.