From Colonization to Revolution

By JuliaTrimmer

  • FIrst Colony

    FIrst Colony
    Sir Walter Raleigh sent John White and 117 settlers to America where they settled but were later lost.

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    !st permanent English settlement established.

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth
    102 pilgrims came from England on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth in modern day Massachusetts.

  • British Taxes

    British Taxes
    Britain regulates colonial trade and levies new taxes on colonists.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    5 colonists were killed by the British in Boston.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists dressed as native americans threw tea into the Boston Harbor as protest.

  • Revolutionary War Begins

    Revolutionary War Begins
    Colonists go to war with the British.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence is signed.

  • French Join

    French Join
    The ccolonists won the Saratoga and the French decided to join the colonists.

  • End of Revolutionary War

    End of Revolutionary War
    The British surrender at Yorktown.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris is signed officially ending the war.

  • Constitution

    Constitution
    The U.S. Constitution is signed.