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English colony of roanoke established
Roanoke had just over 100 men,women,And children.Led by John white,Who returned to England for supplies,Got stuck there because of a war there,And when he returned in 1590 he found the settlement abandoned. -
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English colony of Jamestown established.
It is the first permanent english colony in north america.And eastern coast of present day Virginia.John smith forced colonists to work and kept colonists alive. -
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French colony of Quebec established.
In present day eastern Canada.founded by Samuel de champlain,who had been searching for northwest passage. -
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Marriage of John rolfe and Pocahontas.
John rolfe was part of the English colonist and Pocahontas was the daughter of native american chief Powhatan.marriage helped maintain peace between the colonists and the powhatan people. -
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Virginia house of Burgesses first meets.
First law making assembly in English colony.Consisted of white men who owned land in Jamestown. -
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Sailed on the Mayflower
Pilgrims wanted peace and freedom to practice their religion.The London company paid for the voyage.100 Pilgrims sailed for 66 days across the Atlantic. -
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Plymouth colony founded by the Pilgrims
The Plymouth colony settled in present day cape cod Massachusetts.the Wampanoag was already living in the area.The Plymouth colony was led by William Bradford.at first,Native americans tolerated and helped the Pilgrims to survive. -
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The first Thanksgiving
It was a fall harvest celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.The Pilgrims were thankful for Massasoit,Squanto and Samoset,who taught them how to survive. -
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Dutch colony of new amsterdam founded
The colony was part of new Netherlands,Claimed by the Dutch.In present day Manhattan island (now New York).the Dutch encouraged settlers to come from many countries,Including Belgium,France,Germany,Finland,Norway,and more. -
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Puritans founded Massachusetts bay colony
Led by lawyer John Winthrop.Its present day Boston.It remained largest city in English colonies for 100 years. -
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Puritans builded the first public School in English colonies
The first School was in Boston,Massachusetts.There was boys only public high School.to ensure young men could read and understand the bible.The puritans passed the first law in the americas that required children to be taught to read and write in 1642. -
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Roger Williams founder of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams believed no government should punish Citizens for their religious beliefs known as a dissenter person whose views differ from the majority of others in the community. -
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New Netherlands captured by the English
(Initially established the Dutch colony in 1624) Duke of York captured by force for the English,Who wanted control of the prime location for trading on Hudson River.It was renamed New York after the Duke of York.New amsterdam became New York city. -
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James oglethorpe founded Georgia
They tried to attract debtors from England who were typically thrown into prison but failed to attract many.They succeeded at creating military barrier between English colonies and Spanish colony of Florida to the south. -
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Stono rebellion
A group of Enslaved people fought with slave owners near the stono river in south Carolina.Over 40 white colonists where killed. -
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Venture Smith gains freedom
Venture Smith enslaved for 30 years in new England.He purchased his own freedom,then saved up to purchase freedom for his Wife,Children,and other Slaves.The biography was published in 1798.