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1565
First Settlement at St. Augustine, Florida
The Spanish were the first to settle in North America. People have lived in St. Augustine, Florida since 1565! -
The Lost Colony
Raleigh sent a group to the Colony of Roanoke, but they were starving, so they returned to England. The second group of settlers disappeared when Raleigh returned to England to get supplies. No one still know what happened to the settlers that were left behind. -
The Jamestown Colony
Work in the Jamestown Colony was done by indentured servants who traded working for their passage to the New World. However the colony struggled, because the town was built on a swamp and the water was bad to drink. -
Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe