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Period: 1580 to
1580-1690
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First Permanent Spanish settlement is established at St. Augustine
The "Old Senator" tree in St. Augustine is more than 600 years old and is still growing. -
Roanoke Colony disappears and is called the Lost Colony
People attempted to colonize Roanoke 2 times and both failed. -
Pocahontas and John Rolfe Marry
When they married, John was about 29 years old, and Pocahontas was about 18. -
Plymouth Colony was founded
Plymouth was one of he first successful British colonies here in North America. -
The First Thanksgiving
At his feast, at least 90 Wampanoag joined 52 English people in plymouth to celebrate a successful harvest. -
Rhode Island was founded
Rhode Island was a place where people could have religious freedom. -
Delaware Colony was founded
Delaware was distinguished for its crops, specially wheat, corn, and tobacco. -
North Carolina Colony was founded
North Carolina was one of the first two colonies to declare independence. -
New Jersey Colony was founded
The Dutch founded New Jersey so at first it was called the New Netherlands. -
William Penn established Pennsylvania Colony
Pennsylvania made money mostly with flax, hemp, wheat, and corn.