United states direct successor states from original thirteen colonies

Georgia and the 12 Colonies

By MelloBear12
  • Period: 1500 to

    Georgia and the 12 Colonies

    A timeline of the 13 Colonies.

  • Releigh gets permission

    Releigh gets permission
    Queen Elizabeth allows Walter Raleigh to send 100 men to the New World.

  • The Lost Colony

    The Lost Colony
    John White returns to Roanoke to find the Colony deserted. There is one word caved in a tree nearby. "CROATOAN"

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    A group of men land on the banks of Virginia's James River. Jamestown was later going to be the first permanent Colony.

  • John Smith Returns

    John Smith Returns
    John Smith becomes ill and is forced by health issues to return to England.

  • John Smith dies

    John Smith dies
    John Smith dies in England four years after returning from Jamestown.

  • First Elected Assembly

    First Elected Assembly
    Jamestown held the first elected assembly in 1619.

  • The Pilgrims land

    The Pilgrims land
    The Pilgrims land in Cape Cod. They later travel to Plymouth which is a rocky harbor that has a huge rock they called Plymouth Rock.

  • Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving
    The Pilgrims have the first thanksgiving with the native tribe. They invited the Chief, Squanto and other Natives.

  • King Charles Gives Land

    King Charles Gives Land
    King Charles gives land to William Penn in the New World. The king gave him land because he owed a debt to William's father.

  • Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania
    William Penn founds Pennsylvania. Sylvania means forest land and Penn is William's last name. That is how Pennsylvania was named.