Part 153

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | =THE SOUTHERN COLONIES= | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | =Virginia= | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |1607. The London Company made THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN | |AMERICA, AT JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA (MAY 13). Jamestown was named after the | |English King, James I. | | | |1619. Virginia settlers establish the _FIRST REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IN | |AMERICA_, called _The House of Burgesses_. | | | |The FIRST SLAVES were sold in Virginia. | | | |1622. An Indian attack was made on Jamestown. | | | |1624. Virginia was made into a _royal colony_. | | +------------------------+ | : =Maryland= | | +------------------------+ | :1632. Lord Baltimore ob-| | :tained a charter to | | :Maryland. | | : | | :1634. First permanent | | :settlement made at ST. | | :MARY’S by CALVERT. | |1642-1652. William Berkeley governor of : | |Virginia, which became a refuge for Cavaliers :1645. Maryland Catholics| |from England. :and Virginia Puritans | | :engaged in rebellion. | | +------------------------+ | | : =Carolinas= :1649. The Maryland | |1652. Puritan Commis- +------------------------+Assembly passed a | |sioners with an army :1653. Settlement of :TOLERATION Act. | |compelled Virginia to :ALBEMARLE, North : | |accept the rule of the :Carolina, by Virginia : | |Puritan Commonwealth. :pioneers. : | | : : | |1660. The restoration of: : | |Charles II. in England : :1661. Charles Calvert | |brought about the return:1663. Carolina granted :appointed governor. | |of Berkeley in Virginia.:to a company of pro- : | | :prietors. : | |The restoration was wel-: : | |comed by the Cavaliers :1669. John Locke drafts : | |of Virginia, but the :a constitution for : | |Massachusetts Puritans :Carolina. : | |delayed a year before : : | |proclaiming Charles :1670. CHARLESTON, S. C.,: | |king. A SECOND INFLUX OF:settled and territory : | |PURITAN IMMIGRANTS FOL- :divided into North and : | |LOWED THE RESTORATION. :South Carolina. : | | : : | |1676. BACON’S REBELLION : : | |broke out in Virginia. : : | | : : | |1689-1697. KING WILLIAM’S WAR. The FIRST INTER-COLONIAL WAR. This marked | |the beginning of a contest which continued with little intermission until | |the downfall of French power in America. | | : : | |1702-1714. QUEEN ANNE’S WAR. The SECOND INTER-COLONIAL WAR began between | |France and England. This war was confined mainly to the east; the French | |attacking New England, and the New Englanders retaliating. | | : : | | :1721-1729. The Carolinas: | |1728. Boundary estab- :are royal colonies. : | |lished between Virginia : : | |and North Carolina. :1729. North and South :1729. BALTIMORE founded.| | :Carolina permanently : | | :divided into two pro- : | | :vinces. : | | +------------------------+ | | : =Georgia= : | | +------------------------+ | | :1733. Last of the thir- : | | :teen original colonies : | | :settled by Oglethorpe at: | | :SAVANNAH. : | | : : | | :1742. Spaniards attacked: | | :Georgia; defeated by : | | :Oglethorpe. : | | : : | |1744-1748. KING GEORGE’S WAR. The THIRD INTER-COLONIAL WAR broke out | |between England and France. Louisburg was restored to France, much to the | |dissatisfaction of the New England colonists. | | : : | | : :1744. Treaty with the | | :1749. First English ship:“Six Nations.” | | :reaches Georgia. : | |1753. GEORGE WASHINGTON : :1753. The Potomac River | |was sent by Governor : :explored to its source. | |Dinwiddie to order the : : | |French out of the Ohio : : | |valley. : : | | : : | |1754-1763. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. The FOURTH and LAST INTER-COLONIAL | |WAR broke out between the French and English, which was ended by THE | |TREATY OF PARIS in 1763. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | =NEW ENGLAND COLONIES= | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | =Massachusetts= | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |1607. The Plymouth Company established a colony on the Kennebec River, in | |Maine under Sir Ferdinando Gorges. The colony failed. | | | |1620. The Pilgrim Fathers landed at Cape Cod November 11, and formed the | |FIRST SETTLEMENT IN NEW ENGLAND AT PLYMOUTH (December 22), under the FIRST | |REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA. | | +------------------+ | : =New Hampshire= | | +------------------+ | :1623. First | |1628. The permanent settlement of Massachusetts Bay :settlement on | |Colony began by the settlement of SALEM under JOHN :Piscataqua River, | |ENDICOTT. :by John Mason. | | : | |1629-1640. The “Great Migration” of Puritans to Massa- : | |chusetts. : | | +------------------+ | |1630. BOSTON WAS FOUNDED by the En- : =Connecticut= | | |glish Puritans. The first general +------------------+ | |court in New England met there :1633. Settled at : | |October 19. :Windsor by : | | :Pilgrims. : | | : : | | +------------------+1633-1636. Coloni-: | | : =Rhode Island= :zation of : | | +------------------+Connecticut River : | | :1636. Roger :valley. : | | :Williams settles : : | | :at Providence. :1637. =Pequot : | | : :Indian War.= : | | :1638. Ann : : | | :Hutchinson settled: : | | :in Rhode Island. : : | | : : : | | :1639. Newport : : | | :founded. : :1640. Provisional | |1641. Massachu- : : :government estab- | |setts Bay Colony : : :lished at Dover. | |adopted laws known: : : | |as the _Body of : : : | |Liberties_. : : : | | : : : | |1643. THE FIRST INTER-COLONIAL UNION IN New England. It was formed for | |protection. | | : : : | |1658. Massachu- : :1662. Charter : | |setts made it a :1663. Charter :granted to : | |capital offense :granted to Rhode :Connecticut. : | |for Quakers to :Island. : : | |return to the : : : | |colony after ex- : : : | |pulsion. : : : | | : : : | |1675. KING PHILIP’S WAR broke out in New England. | | : : : | |1677. Maine became: : : | |part of Massachu- : : :1680. New Hamp- | |setts by purchase.: : :shire declared a | | : : :royal province. | |1684. Massachu- : : : | |setts becomes a : : : | |royal colony. : : : | | : : : | |1686-1689. Andros : : : | |governor of all : : : | |New England by : : : | |royal appointment.: : : | | : : : | |1689-1697. KING WILLIAM’S WAR. The FIRST INTER-COLONIAL WAR. This marked | |the beginning of a contest which continued with little intermission until | |the downfall of French power in America. | | : : : | |1691-1693. Salem : : : | |witchcraft. : : : | | : : : | |1702-1714. QUEEN ANNE’S WAR. The SECOND INTER-COLONIAL WAR began between | |France and England. This war was confined mainly to the east; the French | |attacking New England, and the New Englanders retaliating. | | : : : | |1702. Joseph : : : | |Dudley appointed : :1728-1731. Final : | |governor. :1734. Assembly :boundaries estab- : | | :meets for first :lished with New :1740. Boundaries | |1742. Peter :time at Greenwich.:York and Rhode :of New Hampshire | |Faneuil builds : :Island. :determined. | |“Faneuil Hall.” : : : | | : : : | |1744-1748. KING GEORGE’S WAR. The THIRD INTER-COLONIAL WAR broke out | |between England and France. Louisburg was restored to France, much to the | |dissatisfaction of the New England colonists. | | : : :1744. George | | : :1745. One thousand:Whitefield | |1749. Famous : :men sent against :preaches in New | |Indian treaty re- :1754. Providence :Louisburg. :Hampshire. | |newed at Falmouth.:library chartered.: : | | : : : | |1754-1763. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. The FOURTH and LAST INTER-COLONIAL | |WAR broke out between the French and English, which was ended by THE TREATY| |OF PARIS in 1763. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+