the new world By marcyzancaslargas Oct 12, 1492 Cristopher Colombus sailed from Spain Period: Mar 10, 1500 to Sep 12, 1600 English settlers set up colonies in North America Mar 10, 1607 The settlers formed the Jamestown colony May 1, 1619 Jamestown started its own government May 1, 1630 The Puritians sattled to Masachussets Mar 17, 1733 There where 13 English colonies in North America Period: Mar 17, 1755 to Mar 17, 1763 France and Britian fought a war Mar 17, 1763 French finally surrendered and they lost a lot of their land in North America Apr 19, 1775 British troops marched from Boston to Lexington and Concord to take the colonists weapons Jul 4, 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaraton of Independence Apr 18, 1781 Washington trapped the British army at Yorktown, Virginia May 18, 1783 Britain and the colonists signed the Treathy of Paris Jun 22, 1789 Equino wrote a book about his life