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1732 BCE
Georgia founded
Georgia is founded the last of the 13 colonies -
Founding of Jamestown
The first permanent English colony in North American is found at Jamestown, Virginia -
Tobacco industry launched
Settlers in Jamestown start growing tobacco which becomes the main cash crop for Virginia and Maryland -
Slavery starts
The first African arrive in Jamestown, marking the beginning of North America slavery -
Virginia house of burgesses
The Virginia house of burgesses the first colonial legislature, is founded at Jamestown, the beginning of representative government in American -
Pilgrims land
The pilgrims land at cape cod the beginning of Massachusetts -
Mayflower compact
The pilgrims sign the mayflower compact agreeing to govern themselves in the new world -
City upon a hill
Puritan leader John Winthrop says Massachusetts should be a city upon a hill raising the idea that American is a special place -
Charleston found
Planters from the Caribbean lsland of Barbados found Charles town -
Rice industry begins
Settlers in Charles town began growing rice which becomes the main cash crop for South Carolina -
First great awakening
The first great awakening a religious revival begins at Jonathan Edward’s church in Northampton Massachusetts and then sweeps the 13 colonies -
Stono rebellion
The stone rebellion erupts near Charles town the largest slave revolt in colonial America -
Plan of union
With the French and Indian war about to start Benjamin Franklin proposes the Albany plan of union the first plan to unite the colonies -
Start of French and Indian war
France and Britain began a war that eventually will drive France from most of North America -
End of French Indian war
France and Britain close a war that drove France from most of North America -
Proclamation line of 1763
In order to keep peace with Indians king George III of England forbids English colonists to settle west of
The Appalachian mountains