Colonial America
Colonial Events in Maine
45 events — 1492 to early statehood
3,000 BC
Red Paint People Inhabit Maine
Maine · Other · Pre-Columbian
1497
John Cabot Voyages to New World
Maine · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano and Gomes Explore Maine Coast
Maine · Expedition · Colonial Period
1604
French Settlement on St. Croix Island
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
Popham Colony Founded at Phippsburg
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1607
Plymouth Company Settlement of Coastal Maine
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1613
French Trading Post Established at Castine
Maine · Settlement · Colonial Period
1622
Province of Maine Land Grant
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1622
Province of Maine Land Patent Granted
Maine · Legislation · Colonial Period
1622
First Patent for Province of Maine Granted
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1629
Gorges and Mason Split the 1622 Patent
Maine · Other · Colonial Period
1629
Creation of Province of New Hampshire
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1639
Gorges Receives Second Patent from Charles I
Maine · Legislation · Colonial Period
1639
Gorges Obtains Renewed Royal Charter
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1650
Maine Incorporated into Massachusetts Bay Colony
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1658
Massachusetts Absorbs Gorges Territory
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1658
Massachusetts Absorbs Province of Maine
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1664
Charles II Grants Territory to Duke of York
Maine · Other · Colonial Period
1664
Duke of York Grant of Maine Lands
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1675
King Philip's War Empties English Settlements
Maine · Battle · Colonial Period
1686
Dominion of New England Established
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1688
Maine Lands Subsumed into Dominion of New England
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1691
New Province of Massachusetts Bay Charter Issued
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1692
Creation of Province of Massachusetts Bay
Maine · Founding · Colonial Period
1692
Maine Becomes Part of Province of Massachusetts Bay
Maine · Transition Of Power · Colonial Period
1696
Siege of Fort William Henry at Pemaquid
Maine · Battle · Colonial Period
1724
Battle of Norridgewock in Father Rale's War
Maine · Battle · Colonial Period
1760
Division of York County into New Counties
Maine · Other · Colonial Period
1763
Treaty of Paris Ends French-English Colonial Conflict
Maine · Treaty · Colonial Period
1775
Falmouth Burned by Royal Navy
Maine · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1775
Battle of Machias — Capture of HMS Margaretta
Maine · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1779
Penobscot Expedition Defeated by British
Maine · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1780
Creation of District of Maine
Maine · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1783
Treaty of Paris Cedes Maine Territory
Maine · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
1812
British Occupation of Eastern Maine During War of 1812
Maine · Battle · Early Republic
1813
HMS Boxer vs USS Enterprise at Pemaquid
Maine · Battle · Early Republic
1814
British Capture Eastern Maine Coast
Maine · Battle · Early Republic
1819
Massachusetts Enabling Legislation for Maine Statehood
Maine · Legislation · Early Republic
1819
Maine Constitution Approved by Constitutional Convention
Maine · Founding · Early Republic
1819
Massachusetts Passes Enabling Legislation for Maine
Maine · Legislation · Early Republic
1819
Maine Statehood Voter Approval
Maine · Other · Early Republic
1819
Maine Constitutional Convention Approval
Maine · Other · Early Republic
1820
Maine Admitted to Union via Missouri Compromise
Maine · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
Maine Achieves Statehood
Maine · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1820
Maine Admitted to Union as 23rd State
Maine · Admission To Union · Early Republic
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