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In 1585 Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island after two of his explorers found it to be a perfect place of a settlement. -
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In 1587 they found out the men in the fort were killed by some of the natives. -
In 1590 White returned to Roanoke Island and had a great discovery.Nobody was there.They had all disappeared. -
In 1607 a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia James River which was not healthy to drink.They were immediately attacked by some of the natives. -
In 1609 Captain Smith returned to England after an injury and Pocahontas stopped visiting the settlement. -
In 1614 Pocahontas married John Rolfe and again Pocahontas encouraged peace between the English and the Powhatan nation. -
In 1619 it was a big year in Jamestown.The first elected assembly was established.It was called the House of Burgesses.Then African American workers, called indentured servants, arrived by boat to work a plot of land to later own it. -
In 1620 the Mayflower landed in Cape Cod instead of Jamestown they also found a huge rock and decided to name it Plymouth Rock. -
In 1621 Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast.He invited Squanto.He did this because he wanted to show thanks for they have done. -
In 1681 King Charles II decided to give William Penn land in in the New World that was southwest of New Jersey.He did this because he owed his deceased father.