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The sail across the Atlantic Ocean
In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sent a party across the Atlantic Ocean. They settled in on Roanoke Island. -
John White
In 1586,John White was the colony's leader he decided to go back to England to get some help. But he couldn't until 1590 because England was at war with Spain. -
Virginia's Company
In 1606, King James gave an Organization called the Virginia Company the power to carry out the project. -
House Of Burgess
In 1619, England had rights to take part in government.The Virginia company gave the colonists rights, too. It set up a special legislative body called the House Of Burgess. -
The Mayflower
In 1620, the land of the Mayflower was nearing was not completely mysterious. -
The First Thanksgiving
In 1621, Pilgrims got help from Native Americans to learn how to get good harvest.They held a feast called thanksgiving for three days they had that feast. One of the things they ate was corn,Turkey, and pumpkins. -
Massachusetts
In 1630, A group of 700 settlers had to leave their homes to sail strait to New England. They made a agreement to make a new colony a little farther north from Plymouth now called Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
Plymouth
In 1640, At Plymouth the pilgrim haven't tried to spread their religion to all of the Wampanoags. The puritans had less respect for Native American ways. The first seal the colony showed a Native American saying, "come over and help us". -
One Man Wrote
There many enslaved Africans forced to work for the Colony. More than 18 Different Languages were spoken there. One of the Visitors in the 1640's wrote this "On the Island of Manhattan ... there may well be four or five hundred men of different sects [religious groups] or Nations." - Father Isaac Jogues, 1646 -
French Exploration
French Exploration also Increased. In 1681-1682,Robert de la salle, a daring and proud man, led a team of French and Native Americans all the way to the mouth of the Mississippi river. This is now where the city called New Orleans is located now.
