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Roanoke Island
The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words "Croatoan" carved into a fort's gatepost and "Cro" carved into a tree. -
First Started
During this time covered in the Colonies Timeline the colonists and settlers arrived from Europe looking for religious freedom, good land and the maybe wealth. -
Jamestown
"Starvation weakened the colonists and led to sicknesses which leed. The colonists ate shoe leather and butchered seven horses brought from England the summer before on the ill-fated fleet. Percy wrote, “Then, having fed upon horses and other beasts as long as they lasted, we were glad to make shift with vermin, as dogs, cats and mice.There were charges of cannibalism." It was pretty harsh. -
The Newcomers
The newcomers were governed by the laws of the European countries, over the American colonies, which inevitably led to dissension, anger and rebellion in Colonial America refer to Colonial Government. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony - refer to Massachusetts Colony. The Pilgrims, the founders of Plymouth, arrived in 1620. John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges, the "Father of English Colonization in North America" had received land in northern New England which became the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John Mason eventually formed New Hampshire and the land of Sir Ferdinando Gorges led to Maine. The Bay Colony controlled both regions until New Hampshire was given a royal charter in 1671. -
New Netherlands
New Netherlands, which became New York, was settled by the Dutch - refer to Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit. In 1664, King Charles II granted New Netherland to his brother James, Duke of York who took a fleet to the area. The Dutch surrendered New Netherlands without a fight and it was renamed New York. -
The quakers
The Quakers, or known Society of Friends, was a Protestant sect founded in England whose members believed that salvation was alowed to all people. The Navigation Acts. The colonies represent a lucrative source of wealth and trade. Navigation Acts regulate colonial trade and enable England to collect duties (taxes). Refer to Triangular Trade. During this period the Slave Plantations in the Southern colonies were established.
