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First settlement established
A group of colonist (91 men, 17 women and nine children) settled on the island of roanoke -
Roanoke
August 18 1590 colony had vanished entirely. -
Division of the Atlantic Seaboard
King James I signed document to split to Atlantic Seaboard into two. -
The London company
The London Company sent 144 men to Virginia on three ships: the Godspeed, the Discovery and the Susan Constant. -
Jamestown
Reached the Chesapeake bay 60 miles to the Jamestown river and built a settlement -
Life in Jamestown
Learned how to grow tabbaco -
Slaves
The first African american slaves arrived In Jamestown -
Pilgrims
First english immigrants arrived in plymouth -
King James I
King revoked the Virginia Company’s charter and it became a royal colony. -
Land
King granted 12 million acres of land at the top of the Chesapeake Bay to Cecilius Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. -
King Charles II
Gave territory between New England and Virginia -
New England colonies
Purtitans thought Massachusets wasnt good enough so formed Connecticut -
King Charles II
king granted 45,000 sq. miles of land west of Delaware River to William Penn, a Quaker with lots of land in Ireland -
Carolinas
The Carolinas split in to two North and South -
Georgia established
Built and wall between south Carolina and florida