13 colonies

  • 1607

    1607
    The first colony was founded at Jamestown
  • 1609/1610

    1609/1610
    James town went through the starving period
  • 1620

    1620
    the pilgrims created there own government called the mayflower compact
  • 1623

    1623
    new netherland/new york was clamed by the dutch
  • 1630

    1630
    The Great Migration was the biggest migration of thousands of English people to the Americas that took place between 1630 and 1640.
  • 1638

    1638
    New Hampshire was founded by John Mason and settled by John Wheelwright and many other immigrants.
  • 1638

    1638
    Delaware was settled in 1638 by Peter Minuit and other settlers
  • 1651-1663

    1651-1663
    1651-1663 was the navigation act
  • 1664

    1664
    new jersey was settled by Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley
  • 1691

    1691
    Salem Witchcraft Trials was in Salem Village, Massachusetts