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Massachusetts bay colony
they settled in Connecticut river vally -
Roger Williams
Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Providence. -
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson was also banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and she settled Portsmouth. -
New Hampshire was founded
New Hampshire was founded by John Mason and settled by John Wheelwright and others -
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Carolina was settled.
Eight men received charters for the Carolinas in 1663 from King Charles II to settle lands south of Virginia. The area was called Carolina. See the Lords Proprietors and the Charter of Carolina. The main port was called Charles Town (Charleston) after the king. In 1729, North and South Carolina became separate Proprietary Colonies -
New Jersey was settled.
The Duke of York granted some land to Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley who named their colony New Jersey. -
New Hampshire
John Mason received land in northern New England which formed the Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
The Duke of York gained New Netherland and New Sweden
The Duke of York gained New Netherland and New Sweden which had been founded by Peter Minuit. He renamed the whole region as New York. -
The Union between England and Scotland
1707 The Union between England and Scotland created the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain' and the term British, as opposed to English, is then used in reference to the colonists in North America. -
1707 The Union between England and Scotland
1707 The Union between England and Scotland created the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain' and the term British, as opposed to English, is then used in reference to the colonists in North America. -
Georgia is settled.
Georgia is settled. James Oglethorpe receives a charter to create a colony between South Carolina and Florida. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act and riots in the 13 Colonies -
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The American Revolution ended
The American Revolution ended the Colonial America Time Period also refer to Revolutionary Timeline -
A document declaring
A document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown was signed on July 4, 1776, by the congressional representatives of the 13 Colonies
