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1585
The first British colony, granted by Elizabeth I to Sir Walter Raleigh, was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina. -
1595
Pocahontas is born, daughter of Chief Powhatan -
Nova Scotia established
Port-Royal, Nova Scotia established by French explorers Pierre Dugua de Monts -
Jamestown Settlement
In May 1610, shipwrecked settlers who had been stranded in Bermuda finally arrived at Jamestown. -
Mayflower Compact signed
Plymouth Colony is founded in what would be Massachusetts, by the Plymouth Company. -
Puritan Migration
Plymouth Colony is founded in what would be Massachusetts, by the Plymouth Company. -
First School Established
Boston Latin School, founded on April 23, 1635, is the oldest public school in America. It offered free education to boys - rich or poor - while girls attended private schools at home. -
Delaware River colony of New Sweden was conquered
In September 1655, Dutch soldiers from New Netherland under the command of Peter Stuyvesant conquered the Delaware River colony of New Sweden. Under the terms of surrender the Swedish settlements were incorporated into the Dutch colony. -
Charlestown estabished
The community named for the King Charles I was established by English settlers in 1670 across the Ashley River from the city's current location. -
Pueblo Revolt of 1680
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was a revolution against Spanish religious, economic, and political institutions imposed upon the Pueblos. It is the only successful Native uprising against a colonizing power in North America.