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The first British colonization attempt, ended in August of the same year when the settlers left with the intention of coming back in a year with more supplies.
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Established by the London Company, Jamestown was the first permanent settlement created by the British in the New World, intended to make profit off of crops.
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The Pilgrims complete their 2 month long journey and arrive at present-day Cape Cod.
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Maryland receives a royal charter and becomes an official British colony.
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King Charles the II gave 8 British noblemen the land Carolina in a royal charter as a reward for faithfully supporting them.
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New York becomes a British colony after the Dutch surrender the city New Amsterdam (now New York City) along with the rest of the colony as a result of the British taking control of New Amsterdam.
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William Penn receives land in America as a gift from King Charles II. This would become Pennsylvania, and be under control of the Penn family until the Revolution.
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King George II gives a corporate charter to General James Oglethorpe for the land that would become Georgia. Oglethorpe made this land essentially a haven for debtors and poor colonists. By this point, the 13 major colonies had been established.
