The 13 Colonies

St. Augustine

Dec 10, 1500

1500- Spanish found St. Augustine, FL- the first permanent white settlement

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Dec 10, 1524

1524- Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, commisioned by the King of France, sailed to the New World, and into what is now New York Harbor

Jamestown

Dec 10, 1600

1600- Jamestown settlement - The first permanent settlement by the English in the New World

Henry Hudson

Dec 10, 1609

1609 - After sailing to the New World, Henry Hudson explored the mighty river that would later be named for him

Starving Time

Dec 10, 1610

1610 - Period in Jamestown Colony history referred to as the Starving Time

The Headright System

Dec 11, 1618

1618 - The Headright System was set up by the London Company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land to the colonists

Mayflower Compact

Dec 11, 1620

1620 - The Pilgrims establish their own government, the basis of which was the Mayflower Compact

The Powhatan Wars

Dec 11, 1622

1622 - The Powhatan Wars, battles, and conflicts on Virginia between colonists and American Native Indians

The Dutch settlement

Dec 11, 1624

1624 - The first Dutch settlement was established, for 40 years the Dutch ruled over the colony of New Netherland

New England

Dec 11, 1651

THE English Parliament passes the forst of the Navigation Acts