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1565
Spain settlement at St.Augustine
was settled by Pedro Menentes de Avila -
Roanoke is the lost colony
120 settlers mysteriously vanished. Maybe in a hurricane? -
Jamestown settlement established
John Rolfe and Pocahontas helped settle Jamestown -
Pocahantas and John Rolfe marry
Pocahontas saved John when her father kept him captive. There is a movie. -
The House of Burgesses is formed
It was also called the General Assembly. -
Plymouth colony founded
British settlers came over on a ship called the Mayflower. -
The First Thanksgiving
A thank you from the pilgrims to the Wampanoag tribe for helping them survive in the wilderness. -
North Carolina is a colony
founded by Virginia colonists -
New Jersey colony is settled
It was settled by the Dutch, Swedes, and Finns. -
Willam Penn established Pennsylvania colony
He established Pennsylvania but was born and died in England.
