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Voyage to Roanoke Island
Queen Elizabeth permitted Walter Raleigh to send 100 men to Roanoke Island. -
The Grave Discovery
In 1587, John White's family found out upon arrival that some of the Native Americans had killed some of his men. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
20 years later, A group of at least a hundred men settle on the banks of the Virginia river. They're a attacked and suffer hardships and only 60 of the men survive and establish the first English colony - JAMESTOWN! -
Smith's Illness
As John Smith goes back to England, he becomes ill in 1609. -
The Captain's Death
In 1613, John Smith dies of illness and Pocahontas is captured while trying to visit him and is converted to Christianity. -
The Big Year
The first elected assembly is created called the House of Burgesses. -
The Mayflower
The voyage of the Mayflower is commenced. -
Cape Cod
The Mayflower voyage is finished and instead of landing in Jamestown, they settle in Cape Cod, where it is later to become Plymouth, which beholds the famed Plymouth Rock. -
The First Thanksgiving
In 1621, the first celebration for Thanksgiving is held and lasted three days and was attended by 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans. -
Birth of Pennsylvania
King Charles II gives land to William Penn because he owed his father debt. Penn named the land given to him Pennsylvania, also known as the Penn Woods.
