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The first English settlement, Roanoke, was founded.
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The colony of Roanoke vanished.
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King James I decreed a Royal Charter that split the Atlantic Seaboard between the London and Virginia Companies.
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The London Company sent 3 ships, The Godspeed, The Discovery and the Susan Constant to Virginia.
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The London Company's 3 ship reached Chesapeake Bay.
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The first successful English settlement, Jamestown, was founded
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Colonist started growing tobacco.
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The first African slaves were taken to America (Virginia).
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The Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.
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The King revoked the Virginia Companies Charter
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The Crown gave 12 million acres of land in America to Cecilius Calvert, The Second Lord of Baltimore.
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King Charles II gave land between New England and Virginia to his brother, The Duke of York.
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New Haven and Connecticut combined.
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The King gave 45,000 square miles to William Penn
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Carolina split into North and South.
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Georgia was founded.