American History Timeline

Question 1

1513

Answer 1

Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish Explorer
Lands on coast of Florida

Question 2

1565

Answer 2

Saint Augustine, Florida
First permanent European colony in North America
Settled by the Spanish

Question 3

1607

Answer 3

Jamestown, southeast Virginia

First permanent English settlement

Question 4

1619

Answer 4

House of Burgesses
First representative assembly in America
Meets in Virginia (July)

Question 5

1620

Answer 5

Mayflower Compact
Plymouth Colony, established in Massachusetts
41 men disembarking the Mayflower, sign the Compact
Forms basis of colony’s gov

Question 6

1664

Answer 6

English seize New Amsterdam from Dutch

Rename it New York (Sept)

Question 7

1770

Answer 7

Boston Massacre
British troops open fire into mob
5 killed, sparked intense public protests

Question 8

1773

Answer 8

Boston Tea Party
Colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board 3 ships in Boston harbor
Dumped more than 300 crates of tea
Protest against British tea tax

Question 9

1774

Answer 9

First Continental Congress
56 delegates met in Philadelphia
Only Georgia wasn’t represented