From Colonization to Revolution

By vpbrantley@gmail.com

  • Sir Walter Raleigh sent settlers to Roanoke

    Sir Walter Raleigh sent settlers to Roanoke
    He sent John White with 117 settlers to Roanoke Island. Virginia Dare was the 1st born in America. Was delayed to get supplies because of war. It was the Lost Colony

  • Jamestown- 1st permanent English settlement

    Jamestown- 1st permanent English settlement
    It was name for King James I

  • Plymouth- 102 Pilgrims

    Plymouth- 102 Pilgrims
    Mayflower Compact- democracy

  • Britain regulates colonial trade & new taxes

    Britain regulates colonial trade & new taxes

  • Boston Massacre occurs

    Boston Massacre occurs
    5 colonists die

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Colonists go to war w/ the British

    Colonists go to war w/ the British

  • Declaration of Indepence is signed

    Declaration of Indepence is signed
    John Hancock has the most famous signature

  • Colonists win Battle of Saratoga

    Colonists win Battle of Saratoga
    French decide to join the colonists

  • British surrender at yorktown

    British surrender at yorktown

  • Treaty of Paris signed

    Treaty of Paris signed

  • U.S. Constitution signed

    U.S. Constitution signed

  • bill of rights added

    bill of rights added