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A group of businessmen started a new company called the Virginia Company.
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The Virginia Company sent 120 colonists to Virginia. And they established Jamestown.
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John Rolfe grew a crop of tobacco.
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The pilgrims were in Cape Cod looking for religious freedom.
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The Mayflower set sail to North America
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Benjamin Franklin created the first fire company.
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Slavery was made legal in al of the 13 colonies
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There were more than 200,000 slaves in the Colonies.
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Many ships sailed to Rhode Island
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The Population increased by 2,418,000