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Colonial Events Timeline

By Daisy Cardoso
  • 1565

    First permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine

    First permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine
    First permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine in 1565.

  • North Carolina was founded

    North Carolina was founded
    North Carolina Colony was founded in 1587.

  • Roanoke Colony disappears and is called the Lost Colony

    Roanoke Colony disappears and is called the Lost Colony
    The Roanoke Colony disappears in 1590 and is called the Lost Colony.

  • Jamestown settlement established

    Jamestown settlement established
    Jamestown settlement was established in 1607.

  • New Jersey Colony founded

    New Jersey Colony founded
    The New Jersey Colony was founded in 1608.

  • Pocahontas and John Rolfe marry

    Pocahontas and John Rolfe marry
    Pocahontas and John Rolfe married in 1614.

  • House of Burgesses formed

    House of Burgesses formed
    The House of Burgesses was formed in 1619

  • Plymouth Colony founded

    Plymouth Colony founded
    The Plymouth Colony was founded in 1620.

  • Thanksgiving celebration feast is held

    Thanksgiving celebration feast is held
    The first Thanksgiving celebration feast was held in 1621.

  • Pennsylvania Colony was established

    Pennsylvania Colony was established
    William Penn established Pennsylvania Colony in 1681.