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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Colonial Settlements
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Roanoke Island, VA
The English settled in Roanoke. Seven ships sailed with 108 colonist. -
Williamsburg, VA
London founded Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. That colony was the beginning of Virgina. -
Jamestown, VA
Three ships arrived off the coast of what is now Virgina. -
Plymouth, MA
Plymouth colony was founded. It was the 2nd English settlement in North America, after Jamestown. -
Salem, MA
Salem was the Puritans' first settlement in the MA Bay area. It's name comes from the Hebrew word which means "peace". -
Charles Town, SC
Charles Town was founded. -
St. Augustine, FL
The Spanish built the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine. -
Philadelphia, PA
The Englishman William Penn Founged a city on the Delaware River in southeastern PA where he and his fellow Quakers could practice their religion freeley. Penn named the place Philadelphia.
