Colonial Event Timeline

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    Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island.
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    A group of over 100 men landed on banks of Virginia's James River.
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    The first African slaves arrive in Jamestown.
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    Plymouth Colony was founded by the Pilgrims.
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    Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast.
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    Puritans found the city of Boston.
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    The Quakers arrive in New England.
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    William Penn is granted the Charter for the Province of Pennsylvania.
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    The city of Philadelphia is founded.
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    The capital of Virginia moves from Jamestown to Williamsburg.