Colonial Events Project

  • 1565

    First permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine

    First permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine
  • Roanoke Colony disappears and is called the Lost Colony

    Roanoke Colony disappears and is called the Lost Colony
  • Jamestown settlement established

    Jamestown settlement established
  • Pocahontas and John Rolfe marry

    Pocahontas and John Rolfe marry
  • House of Burgesses was formed[

    House of Burgesses was formed[
  • Plymouth Colony is founded

    Plymouth Colony is founded
  • Thanksgiving celebration feast held

    Thanksgiving celebration feast held
  • William Penn established Pennsylvania Colony

    William Penn established Pennsylvania Colony
  • North Carolina Colony was founded

    North Carolina Colony was founded
  • New Jersey Colony founded

    New Jersey Colony founded