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Lost Colony
John White hesitantly left with Fernandez to get more supplies.They arrived in England to find a Spanish invasion.It took England two years to defeat the Spanish and when White returned to Roanoke, he had a grave discovery.Nobody was there!It was like they disapeared into thin air!The word "CROATOAN" was carved nearby. Croatoan was a local tribe.He desperatly went to find their village when a hurricane arose which forced him to return to England. -
First colonists arrive
First 105 colonists arrive to Virginia. -
Jamestown
On May 14th, 1607 Jamestown was founded. It was named after the English King and it was the first English colony in America. Jamestown was established as a place for new dicoveries. -
House of Burgesses
First meeting of the House of Burgesses was held in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Pilgrims settle at Plymouth Rock
We planned to settle close to Jamestown, VA since they have an established settlement for 13 years.Then the storm hit and caused our ship to get off course.We landed in Cape Cod instead.This was much farther north.We travled across Massachusetts Bay to a rocky harbor called Plymouth.There was a humungous rock that still sits there today!We decided to stay and establish our own colony. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first agreement on self-government in English North America. -
the first thanksgiving
A celebration was held of thanksgiving with native americans for helping the english survive a difficult year. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony founded
John Winthrp and puritans built their own colony -
Quakers Settle in Pennsylvania
The Quakers were persecuted in England and looked for religious freedom. William Penn received a grant, which the king called Pennsylvania. -
Georgia becomes 13th colony
Location was able to help the other 12 colonies. GA was able to protect the english colonies from possible spanish attacks.
