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roanoke island
an island on the outer banks of north carolina, and was named after the Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people -
spanish armada defeated
130 ships sailed to england to take over, and then were ambushed by the english, and those who got away were killed by a storm -
jamestown
the first permenent settlement in the united states -
colonists can own land
in 1618, colonists could own land -
dutch king brings africans to america
in 1619, the dutch king brought africans over to the united states, for slaves -
house of burgesses
was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America -
virginia company sends women
The Virginia Company refers collectively to a joint stock company chartered by James I on 10 April 1606 -
king james declares royal colony
he declared it a colony for it had gold -
Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England -
south carolina founded
South Carolina is a state in the southeastern United States, bordered to the north by North Carolina