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1565
Settlement of St. Augustine
It was the first successful Spanish fort in North America. -
Roanoke Colony is Founded
This was the first English colony in North America. -
Roanoke Settlers Disappear
John White came back from England and found that all the people in the Roanoke settlement had disappeared. The colony failed. -
Settlement of Jamestown Colony
The first successful settlement English colony in the United States. They did not get along with the Native Americans at first, but later got along better with them. -
Champlain Formed a French Trading Post in Canada
It was the first successful French trading post in North America. They traded with the Native Americans. -
New Kind of Tobacco Introduced at Jamestown
John Rolfe introduced a new type of tobacco. It was a new cash crop for Jamestown and the Virginia Company. -
Pilgrims Landed at Plymouth
The Pilgrims came from England because they wanted to practice their religion freely. They made friends with the Indians and had the first Thanksgiving. -
Roger Williams was Banished from Massachusetts
He didn’t believe that everyone should have to worship the same way. The Puritan leaders banished him and he started the colony of Providence that is now Rhode Island. -
France’s King Louis XIV Took Control of New France
He sent soldiers to deal with the Iroquois and establish peace. New France expanded to include much of the Mississippi river valley and was renamed Louisiana. -
French and Indian War Began
A battle between the kingdom of England and France. They were fighting over land in the Americas.
