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Roanoke Island Colony Founded
In 1585 Queen Elizabeth sent Sir Walter Raleigh and colonist to the coast of Roanoke island. -
Massachusetts Colony Founded
In 1588 John Winthrop founded Massachusetts and formed a colony in 1588. -
Jamestown Founded
In 1610 a group of men called the Virginia company and found land & named it Jamestown. -
Virginia Colony Founded
In 1619 the first African Americans arrived in Virginia and formed a colony -
New England Founded
In 1620 Pilgrims sailed on the mayflower to Virginia but instead clocked in the north known as New England. -
First Thanksgiving
Fall of 1620 invited Wampanoag tribe to a great harvested feast now known as thanksgiving. -
Maryland Colony
In 1632 Lord Baltimore Founded the formed the Maryland colony. -
Pennsylvania Colony Founded
William Penn found the state of Pennsylvania and formed a colony in 1644. -
Mississippi River
In 1673 Count De Frontenac sent people to Mississippi to find the Mississippi River. -
Georgia colony Founded
In 1733 James Oglethorpe found the Georgia colony.