1492 - Columbus comes to the West Indies
1565 - St. Augustine, Fl settled by the Spanish
1587 - 117 English men, women and children came ashore on Roanoke Island
1607 - first permanent English settlement
1620 - Pilgrims (Puritans) established Plymouth Colony
1754–1763 - French and Indian War pitted English colonies againt New France
1775–1783 - Revolutionary Way - Colonies against Great Britain
1776 - Declaration of Independence
1789 - Constitution is ratified
1812 - War Of 1812 - Britain attempted to regain control of America