Timeline History of the Thirteen Colonies

In the spring of 1607, an English ship landed at modern-day Virginia. The ship''s passengers quickly built shelters and a fort. Their settlement, Jamestown, was the first permanent English colony in North America. This event marked the beginning of an important period in US history. Over the next 150 years, thousands of Europeans—men, women, and children—journeyed to North America. They came seeki...