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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
It took Christopher Columbus 40 days to get to America. He started August 3, 1492 and got there October 12, 1492. He was supposivly the first Europeon to discover America -
Jamestown Colony created
Jamestown was in Virginia. After about a year the viginia company brought in Dutch and Polish colonists to help improve Jamestown. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony created
On June 12, 1630, the Massachusetts Bay Company arrived in Salem to found the new colony
In 1630, the foundation was laid for another colony in New England, named the Colony of Massachusetts -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam, to an English squadron under Colonel Richard Nicolls. -
Albany Congress meets
Attempting to resolve two problems in the Ohio river valley, the English board of trade called a Congress of the New England Colonies. -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
There were 6,000 troops led by General John Forbe to drive the French out of the upper Ohio upper river valley. -
The French & Indian War concludes
The war ended with the King issuing proclamation
