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Queen Elizabeth gave permission to Walter Raleigh to send 100 men to Roanoke.
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It was discovered that when they came back to Roanoke the 100 men had disappeared.
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Jamestown is founded in Virginia
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Captain John Smith returns to England because of a gunpowder explosion.
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John Rolfe arrives in Jamestown.
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The first elected assembly (The House of Burgesses) is established.
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Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The Pilgrims invite the Native Americans to a three day long celebration of thanks for a good harvest.
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William Penn founds New Whales.
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King Charles decided to give William Penn land in the New World because he owed his father for a loan.
