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The Creation of America's First 13 Colonies

  • Queen Elizabeth sends men

    Queen Elizabeth sends men
    Queen Elizabeth sends 100 men from England to Roanoke
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    The Creation Of The Original 13 Colonies

    People and events that helped create the original 13 colonies in the New World.
  • Death in Roanoke!

    Death in Roanoke!
    CPT. John White left the Roanoke Colony in 1587 to get much needed supplies from England. He was not able to return until 1590 and when he did everyone in Roanoke disappeared. There was no one left and no one knew what happened to the Roanoke Settlers.
  • Pocahontas was born

    Pocahontas was born
    Pocahontas was best known for helping the settlers in Jamestown. She was a member of the Powhatan tribe.
  • John Smith lead an expedition that was captured by Indians

    John Smith lead an expedition that was captured by Indians
    Lead an expedition the the new world. He settled in Jamestown and was later captured by the Powhatan Indians. The Indians eventually released him and he settled into Jamestown.
  • John Smith returns to England

    John Smith returns to England
    John Smith returns back to England after a gun explodes in his face and injuring him. He never returns back to Virginia.
  • John Rolfe

    John Rolfe
    John Rolfe arrived in Virginia and created the first "cash crop" for the colonies. He brought tobacco seeds from the West Indies and grew them in Virginia.
  • House of Burgesses created in the New World

    House of Burgesses created in the New World
    House of Burgesses was the first representative government in the New World. This was established to make sure the colonists had the same rights as poplin England.
  • Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock

    Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock
    Mayflower brought the first English Puritans from England to the new world. Puritans signed the Mayflower Compact before leaving the ship.
  • First Thanksgiving

    First Thanksgiving
    First Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims and Indians after the first fall harvest on Plymouth Planation.
  • King Charles II gave William Penn land in the new world.

    King Charles II gave William Penn land in the new world.
    King Charles II owed money to William Penn's father. He paid his debt by giving his son, William Penn land in America.