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Southern Colonies
In 1585 Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men to Roanoke Island after two of explorers found it to be a perfect place for a settlement. -
Middle Colonies Acceptation
In the 1600s, The Middle Colonies accepted people of different religions and cultures.The colonist were German, Dutch, Scots-Irish ,Scandinavian,English,and enslaved Africans.Some were Catholics or Jewish. -
James River
In 1607 twenty years later, a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of the Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink. -
Thirteen Colonies Founded
Between 1607 and 1733 was when the Thirteen original Colonies was founded. -
Captain Smiths Illness
Captain Smith returned to his colony in 1609 when he became ill, then the relations between the settlers and the Powhatan Nation weakened.Four years later John Smith passed away. -
First Assembly
In 1619 was a big year in Jamestown.The first elected assembly was established it was called the House of Burgess's. -
New England Colonies
In 1621 Governor William Brand ford held a celebration feast.The New England wanted to share their harvest with the Wampanoag. -
The Quakers
In 1675 another large group of Quakers left England for the New World -
The Middle Colonies
In 1681 King Charles II decided to give William Pen land in the New World that was southwest of New Jers -
Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell was created by Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of William Penn's "charter of privileges". -
The First Anti-Slavery Document
In 1758 the Philadelphia Quakers Meeting issued the first anti-slavery document in history.
