American Facts 101

History and civics

Timeline

Timeline: Colonial Self-Governance

Key steps in the development of representative institutions and local self-rule from Jamestown to the Continental Congress.

9 events spanning 1619-1774

  1. 1619
  2. 1620
  3. 1636
  4. 1639
  5. 1689
  6. 1754
  7. 1765
  8. 1772
  9. 1774