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The Lost Colony of Roanoke
In 1584, the land of Virginia in North America was granted to
Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth i. -
Queen Elizabeth I
In 1585, Queen Elizabeth i allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island. -
The Arrival
Upon arrival in 1587, they found out the men in the fort were killed by some of the people. -
The Group Of 100 Men
Twenty years later in 1607, a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia"s James river which was not healthy to drink. -
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The Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen original colonies were found between 1607 and 1733 -
Captain Smith
Captain Smith returned to England in 1609 when he became ill, and he stopped visiting the settlement. -
The Mayflower
The high winds just blew over the sail and the storms are making the ship rock back and forth in 1620. -
The Harvest
After the first successful harvest in the fall of 1621,Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast. -
The People who Left England
In 1675 another large group of people left England for the new world. -
The New World
In 1681, King Charles II accepted them, and decided to give them land in the new world that was south west of New Jersey. -
Plymouth Quaker Meeting House
The interior of the Plymouth Quaker meeting house in Montgomery county on Pennsylvania, built in 1708