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Roanoke
Roanoke Colony or the lost colony. Hundred people are sent to help the colonists at Roanoke Island, but they never arrive. Roanoke is also seen as the Lost Colony. -
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13
Hundred settlers from England with their ships Godspeed, Susan Constant and Discovery land in Chesapeake Bay, near Jamestown. -
13
John Smith and the London company found the Virginia Colony at Jamestown, the 1st of thirteen original American colonies. -
13
The Mayflower of English Separatists lands in Plymouth on Novemder 11. -
13
Massachusetts Bay Colony (Plymouth) is established as the 2nd Colony. -
13
New Hampshire becomes the 3rd Colony. -
13
Virginia becomes a royal colony of England. -
13
New Amsterdam is settled, which later became New York. -
13
Maryland becomes the 4th Colony. -
1636
Providence and Portsmouth joins together and form the 5th colony -
13
Connecticut becomes the 6th Colony. -
13
Deleware becomes the 7th Colony. -
13
New Hampshire becomes part of Massachusetts. -
13
Virginians settle the 8th Colony; the North Carolina Colony. -
13
New York becomes the 11th Colony. -
13
New Jersey becomes the 10th Colony. -
13
South Carolina is established as the 9th colony. -
13
New Hampshire becomes a royal Colony. -
13
Quaker William Penn founds the Pennsylvania Colony; the 12th of original 13 colonies, looking for freedom of religion. -
13
New York becomes a royal colony. -
13
Massachusetts becomes a royal Colony -
13
New Jersey becomes a royal Colony. -
13
North and South Carolina become an English royal Colony. -
13
Georgia becomes the 13th colony, named after King George II.