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Jamestown, VA
1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Va -
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13 Colonies Timeline Project
Under charter granted to Lord Baltimore and led by his brother Leonard Calvert first settlers found Catholic colony of Maryland -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson, discovers and explorers Delaware Bay. -
Henry Hudson Mutiny
Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery & never seen again. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English soldier, explorer, poet, and courtier who funded three voyages to Roanoke Island, Virginia. He was beheaded on October 29, 1618 for conspiracy against King James 1 because he was the Queen's favorite courtier. -
Plymouth Rock
103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock . -
Fire destroy's Plymouth!
Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts colony destroys several buildings leaving the pilgrim's to rebuild. -
The founding of Virginia
The men and women who went to Virginia were ill-prepared and unequipped for the harsh living conditions they found. In response to the failures of the Virginia Company, King James I revoked the colony’s charter in 1624 and made it a royal colony. -
Massachusett's is founded!
Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen. -
Boston becomes a city!
The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. -
The colony of Maryland is founded!
Under charter granted to Lord Baltimore and led by his brother Leonard Calvert first settlers found Catholic colony of Maryland.
