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spanish armada defeated
Spanish Empire was the largest the world had ever had up to that time. It had all of the New World and a major part of Western Europe -
roanoke island
john right came back to roanoke island and found it aboned -
colonists can own land
first thing in jamestown they elected a council president. some voters had to own a certain amount of land -
jamestown
the virgina english sailed to the new mysterious island and settled and named it Jamestown -
House of Burgesses meets
colonys 11 settlements met in jameston ast the first general assembly of Virginia -
dutch brings africans
they werent slaves at first, then white farmers begin trading slaves -
king james declares royal colony
he sent a charter to virginia to find land
