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Roanoke Islanad
500 men to settle, after bad winter came home. -
The Spanish Armada defeated
It was the largest naval force in the world with 132 ships, 30,000 troops, 2,400 guns. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was founded in 1607 -
Pocahontas Marries
Pocahontas and John Rolfe are married -
The colonists could own land
All colonists who paid their way over granted 100 acres of land -
House of Burgesses meets
10 towns in the colonies sent two burgesses each -
The Dutch bring over Africans
Dutch ship brings 20 Africans to work in tobacco fields. Until 1640, Africans free and could own property -
King James cancels charter
King James declares Jamestown first royal colony for England in America. -
The First Royal Colony
The Virginia Company's charter is revoked and governance of Jamestown is transferred to the Crown. -
Virginia Company sends women
Virginia Company sends 90 women to Jamestown.
