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1607
The first colony was founded in Jamsetown ,Virginia -
1609/10
Jamsetown is starving -
1611
Rule of sir Thomas Dale and good order -
1618
The Headright System was set up by the London company in 1618 that gave 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to get to Virginia, or paid the for someone else to go. -
1620
The Pilgrims, founded the 2 colony, the Plymouth in New England in 1620, still Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. The Mayflower Compact was a document written by the Pilgrims to show laws and rules for their new colony. In 1624, Virginia was a colony.The Pilgrims arrived in 1620. John Mason and Sir Ferdinando had been given land north of New England which is now Massachusetts Bay . John Mason made New Hampshire and the land of Sir Ferdinando Colonies. -
1623
New Netherlands, which became New York, was settled by Peter Stuyvesant and Peter Minuit. In 1664, King Charles II granted New Netherland to his brother, Duke of York who took a fleet to the area. The Dutch surrendered New Netherlands without a fight and it was renamed New York. -
1624
Virginia was made royal colony -
1628
Puritans led by John Winthrop formed Massachusetts Bay Company and many Puritans continued to live in the areas around Boston. -
1630
Mass migration of thousands of English people to America that took place between 1630 and 1640. -
1634
King Charles I gave land to George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, to create a haven for Catholics in America.
