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13 Colonies Timeline
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Jamestown was established
Virgina company, House of Burgess, John Smith, tobacco -
Virginia
The name Virginia was first applied by Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth 1st because she was never married and she was known to be a virgin -
Hudson explores Hudson River
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Plymouth Rock
Puritians, Williams Bradford (Gov.) Pilgrams, here to build Godly City -
1st Thanksgiving
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great Migration, John Winthmore, Puritans, religion by old testiment -
Maryland
Founded by Cecil Calvert also known as Lord Baltimore, and it was named after mother Mary -
Connecticut
Founded by Thomas Hooker, Fundamental Orders was established there "The people ran the Goverment, the Goverment did not run the people" -
Rhoda Island
Roger Williams was founder, 1st baptish chruch was made there and the 1st act of religious toleration -
Harvard College Founded
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Delaware
Founded by swedish colonists, then in 1664 was taken over by the english -
Carolina
Named after king Charles the 2nd, French huguenots settled there -
New Jersey
George Carteret, John Berkley was given New Jersey by the king of York -
New York
The kind duke of York stole it from the dutch -
LaSalle explores Mississippi River
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Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn, Imoistly Quackers settled there, scot-irsh were also in the westeren part of Pennsylvania -
Church of England worship established in Boston
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Begining of King Williams War
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Ending of King Williams War
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Begining of Queen Anne's war
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Benjamin Franklin was born
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End of Queen Anne's War
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Thomas Jefferson was born
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Begining of King George's War
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Ending of King George's War
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Begining of French and Indian War
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Endding of French and Indian War
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Begining of the Revolutionary Age
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Georgia
Founded by James Oglethorpe, a military base was there, english debtors came there to work off their debt -
Boston Tea Party
