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1500
Conquistadors
Conquistadors land in the Americas. -
Period: 1500 to
The Cool Colonies
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1565
Fort in Florida
Spain builds a fort in St. Augustine,Florida . -
Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth allows Walter Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island. -
Jamestown
Colonists land in Jamestown. Jamestown is the first English settlement that was successful . -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims land in Plymouth, Massachusetts . -
Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts . It lasted 3-5 days . -
Massachusetts Bay
Puritans from England set up the Massachusetts Bay colony. -
Land for William Penn
King Charles the Second gave William Penn land in the New World . -
Pennsylvania
William Penn founds the colony of Pennsylvania. -
The Plantation
Plantations in the Southern Colonies rely on slaves.
