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Period: 1500 to
10 Amazing Colonies
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100 Men Arrive
In 1585 Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send 100 men from Roanoke Island after two of his explorers found it a perfect place for a settlement. -
John White
In 1587 John White was put in charge after he brought his family and found all the men in the fort were killed. -
More Men Arrive at the banks of Virginia James River
In 1607 100 men arrive at the banks of Virginia's James River witch was not healthy to drink and were immediately by the Native Americans but were determined to stay. The Leader John Smith ordered to build a fort for protection.John Smith taken By the Native Americans and was going to be killed. Pocahontas to the rescue and Pocahontas the daughter of the chief saves the man who tried to kill her tribe. -
John Smith Returns
I 1609 John Smith returns to England because he was ill and in need of medicine John Smith couldn't leave because of a war going on and couldn't return for 3 years. -
Tobacco Farming Starts
In 1612 tobacco farming started when the Native Americans taught the English how to farm tobacco and when the English learned it was worth money. -
House of Burgesses is Created
In 1619 it was a big year because in Jamestown the first elected assembly was established and it was called the House of Burgesses. -
Pilgrims Landed
In 1620 the pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
The First Thanksgiving
In 1621 the pilgrims became friends with the Native Americans and had a big feast called Thanksgiving and it lasted for 3-5 days long. -
It Gets Ruff For Women
In 1624 women start to get treated a little worse than men and a ton of women started dying it was a daily struggle for women they had to get food, make clothes, and many died from child birth. -
Forming Massachusetts Bay Colony
The migration to Massachusetts Bay during the 1630 was led by a religious group called the puritans. Unlike the pilgrims they didn't want to completely separate from the Church of England.
