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Oct 11, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. He was an Italian Spanish navigator who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia but achieved fame by making landfall in the Americas instead. Christopher discover America, and died in 1506. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/columbus.htm -
Jamestown Colony is created
Jamestown was the first permanent English colony established in America. It was located on a peninsula of the James River in the present-day state of Virginia. http://www.suite101.com/content/jamestownvirginia-a358 -
Plymouth Colony is created
On September 16, 1620, the pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, its 102 passengers spending 65 days at sea. The Pilgrims finally landed at the site of present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts on December 26, 1620. http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth/ -
Massachusetts Bay Colony is created.
The company was founded by English Puritans, most of who were educated and had much money. A fleet of eleven ships brought hundreds of settlers to Salem. John Winthrop became the first governor of the colony. http://www.historycentral.com/TheColonies/MassBay.html -
New Amsterdam becomes New York
New Amsterdam's name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-amsterdam-becomes-new-york -
George Washington assaults Fort Duquesne
George Washington kills ten French troops at Fort Duquesne, in the first violent clash of the French and Indian war. http://www.historyworld.net/timesearch/default.asp?keywords=george+washington+&date=1754&sort2=&bottomsort=&topsort=&direction=&timelineid=&getyear=NaN&viewtext=extended&conid=timeline&event_number=20 -
Albany Congress meets
Like William Penn's Plan of Union of 1697, Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of 1754 was an attempt to solve problems faced by the colonist. http://www.history1700s.com/articles/article1003.shtml -
The French & Indian War concludes
The war in the European theatre of the Seven Years' War was settled by the Treaty of Hubertusburg on February 15, 1763. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War -
William Penn creates Pennsylvania
William Penn was a well educated man who wrote the Pennsylvania constitution in 1677. he formed the settlement in North America to escape the religious persecution the Quakers recieved. http://pavacationrental.com/Travel-Pennsylvania-Information-William-Penn.htm