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Jamestown
The London Company reached the Chesapeake Bay after a year of traveling. They built a settlement named Jamestown. -
Tobacco Becomes A Resource
Virginia Settlers Learn how to grow tobacco. This helps them survive. -
Slavery
The first enslaved African arrives in Virginia. Slavery begins. -
Plymouth
Pilgrims landed in Plymouth -
Maryland Colony
The English granted around 12 million acres of land this colony later became Maryland. -
New York Colony
King Charles ll gave territory to his brother James who was the Duke of York. It was later renamed New York. -
Connecticut Colony
The settlements of Connecticut and New Haven Combine. -
Pennsylvania Colony
The King granted 45,000 acres of land west of the Delaware River. This was later named Pennsylvania. -
Carolina colony Splits
The Carolina colony split and became North Carolina and South Carolina. -
Georgia Colony
Englishman James Oglethorpe established the Georgia Colony.
