Northern Colonies

Pilgrims sail on the Mayflower to Plymouth Bay

Sep 3, 1620

First Thanksgiving is celebrated

Nov 4, 1622

Dutch found New Netherland

Sep 3, 1624

Puritains found Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sep 3, 1630

The Great Migration

Period: Sep 4, 1630 to Sep 4, 1642

About 189,000 English came to the New World

Rodger Williams convicted of heresy and founds Rhode Island colony

Period: Sep 4, 1635 to Sep 4, 1636

Connecticut and New Haven colonies founded

Period: Sep 4, 1635 to Sep 4, 1638

Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts Colony

Sep 3, 1638

Connecticut's Fundamental Orders Drafted

Sep 3, 1639

English Civil War

Period: Sep 4, 1642 to Sep 4, 1648

New England Confederation formed

Sep 3, 1643

New Netherlands Conquer New Sweden

Sep 3, 1655

England seizes New Netherland from Dutch

Sep 3, 1664

East and West Jersey Colonies founded

Sep 3, 1664

West Jersey is sold to Quakers

Sep 4, 1674

King Philip's War

Period: Sep 4, 1675 to Sep 4, 1676

William Penn founded Pennsylvania

Sep 3, 1681

Royal Authortiy creats Dominion of New England

Sep 4, 1686

Glorious Revolution overthrows Stuarts and Dominion of New England

Period: Sep 4, 1688 to Sep 4, 1689

East and West Jersey are combined

Sep 4, 1702

Delaware is granted its own assembly*

Sep 4, 1703

remained under governor of Pennsylvania