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Important Dates For The 13 Colonies

  • Virginia Established

    Virginia Established
    The colony of Virginia is estbalished
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    13 Colonies

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony. It was signed on November 11, 1620 by the calander the Pilgrims used but on November 21, 1620 by our current calander.
  • Maryland Established

    Maryland Colony for Kids
    The colony of Maryland is established.
  • Toleration Act

    Toleration Act
    Also known as the Maryland Toleration Act or the Act Concerning Relegion. This law mandated relegious tolerance for trinitarian Christians.
  • New York Founded

    New York Colony for Kids
    The coiony of New York is founded.
  • Carolina Splits In Two

    Carolina History
    Though the split began in 1691, after a deputy governer was appointed for the north portion of the colony, it did not become official until 1712.
  • Georga Established

    Georga Established
    The colony of Georgia is established by Gen. James Oglethorpe.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    9 year war between England and France with their Indian allies. Also known as the 7 Year War in Europe.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act required most printed materials in the colonies to be printed on paper embossed with a British revenue stamp. This was done to help pay for British soldiers in the colonies.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Tea Act/The Boston Tea Party
    Members of the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded 3 ships in Boston harbor and threw the tea they were carrying into the water.