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Raleigh Arrives on Roanoke Island
116 men, women, and children landed on Roanoke Island off the coast of present-day North Carolina. -
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This Means War
Phillip II was keen to marry Elizabeth. There was friendship between the two countries, however the friendship turned to war. -
The Virginia England colony is established
The Virginia Company landed on Jamestown Island to establish the Virginia England colony on the banks of the James River. -
Smith lands near James River
Jamestown was located on an island in the James River in what is now Virginia. -
Jamestown Founded
John Smith lands near the James River in Jamestown. -
The House of Burgesses formed
Governor George Yeardley immediatly gave notice that the Virginia Colony would establish a legislative assembly. This assembly, the House of Burgesses, first met on July 30, 1619. -
The Mayflower
The Mayflower, a British ship, with 102 passengers, called themselves pilgrims, aboard sailed from Plymouth, England. -
Mayflower Compact
By 1624 the Mayflower's sailing life was over, and the ship was described as being in ruins. -
The First Thanksgiving
The pilgrims were joined by approximatly 90 of the local Wampanoag tribe, including Chief Massasoit,in celebration. -
Land Ahead
King Charles II of England granted William Penn a New World colony as payment for a debt of 16,000 pounds the king owed to Penn's father, a deceased admiral in the British Navy
