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May 20, 1506
Columbus died
When he returned home he died shortly after he dies and he died thinking the king and queen hated him. -
Roanoke Island
The colony on Roanoke Island was the first English settlement in the New World. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first English settlement in what would become into America. -
Virginia Company sends women
They brought women to be the wives of settlers. -
colonists can own land
The colonist could now own land. The government started offereing 50 acres per person and other things to get more people to come over. -
House of Burgesses meet
They would meet up once a year when they first started. They would make up laws and have the govener vote on the laws they made -
Duch brings Africans
The group of Africans was the first Africans on the land of America. They brought them to work. -
Plymouth Massachusetts
Pilgrims from England arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts on the Mayflower. -
King James declares Royal Colony
Virginia became a royal colony. -
Sapanish Armada defeated
Spain was exteramly powerful. The defet of Spain was the queens finest hour. The Defete of the Spanish Armada was one of the most famos things in English history.
