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Roanoke Island
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Spanish Armada Defeated
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Jamestown
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Named New England
Captain John Smith named New England. -
Colonists Rent Land
In 1614 colonists could rent land from England. Not until 1618 could they buy it to own. -
Colonists Own Land
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Virginia Company Sends Women
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House of Burgesses Meets
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Dutch Bring Africans
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King James Declares Royal Colony