Colonial times

Colonial Era Timeline

  • Founding of Roanoke VA

    Founding of Roanoke VA
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    Colonial Era

  • Founding of Virginia

    Founding of Virginia
  • Founding of Jamestown VA

    Founding of Jamestown VA
  • Founding of Quebec Canada

    Founding of Quebec Canada
  • Founding of Massachusetts

    Founding of Massachusetts
  • Powhatan Confederation's attack on settlers

    Powhatan Confederation's attack on settlers
  • Founding of New Hampshire

    Founding of New Hampshire
  • Birth of John Locke

    Birth of John Locke
  • Founding Rhode Island

    Founding Rhode Island
  • Founding of Delaware

    Founding of Delaware
  • Founding of Connecticut

    Founding of Connecticut
  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts
    Only British ships could transport imported and exported goods from the colonies.
    The only people who were allowed to trade with the colonies had were the British citizens. Things like sugar, tobacco, and cotton wool which were produced in the colonies could be exported only to British ports.
  • Founding of North Carolina

    Founding of North Carolina
  • Founding of South Carolina

    Founding of South Carolina
  • Founding of New York

    Founding of New York
  • Founding of New Jersey

    Founding of New Jersey
  • Founding od Maryland

    Founding od Maryland
  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War
    Wampanoag chief King Philip, retaliated against colonial settlers because they were causing conflict against the his tribe.
  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    General Bacon didn't apprecaiate the Natives not being taxed and attacking settlers so he took it upon himself to rebell.
  • Founding of Pennsylvania

    Founding of Pennsylvania
  • Birth of Baron Montesquieu

    Birth of Baron Montesquieu
  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials
    A group of teenagers were accused for partaking in witchcraft
  • Death of John Locke

    Death of John Locke
  • Birth of Benjamin Franklin

    Birth of Benjamin Franklin
  • Birth of Jean Jacques Rousseau

    Birth of Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • The Enlightenment

    The Enlightenment
    Many aspects of life were analyzed and it was the basis for the american Revolution
  • Great Awakening

    Great Awakening
    Encouraged the belief in not religion but in science and logic.
  • Founding of Georgia

    Founding of Georgia
  • Death of Baron Montesquieu

    Death of Baron Montesquieu
  • Death of Jean Jacques Rousseau

    Death of Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • Death of Benjamin Franklin

    Death of Benjamin Franklin
  • Founding of Maine

    Founding of Maine