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Settling on the insand of Roanoke
A group of colonists settled on the island of Roanoke. -
Colony in Roanoke Disappears
Colony settled in Roanoke disappears. -
Atlantic seaboard is divided in two
James I issues a royal charter which divides the Atlantic seaboard in two. -
Men are sent to Virginia
The London company sends 144 men to Virginia on ships -
Arrival in Chesapeake Bay
Men sent to Virginia reach the Chesapeake Bay. -
Jamestown founded
Jamestown is founded. -
Tobacco
Virginia's settlers learned how to grow Tobacco. -
Arrival of African slaves.
First African slaves arrive in Virginia -
The arrival of Pilgrims
Pilgrims Arrive -
Virgina is now a Royal Colony
King revokes the Virginia's company's charter and it becomes a royal colony. England takes more control of things in Virginia. -
Puritans are sent to establish another settlement.
The Massachusetts bay company sent a much larger and more liberal group of puritans to establish another Massachusetts settlement. -
Founding of Maryland
Crown grants 12 million acres of land at the top of Chesapeake bay to Cecilius Calvert the second Lord Baltimore. The colony is
named after the queen. -
New York
King Charles II gives territory between new England and Virginia to his brother -
Pennsylvania
King granted 45,000 SQ Miles of land west of Delaware river to William Penn and Quaker with lots of land in Ireland. -
Southern half splits
The southern half split -
Georgia colony
Inspired by the need to build a buffer between South Carolina and the Spanish settlements in Florida, the English men James Oglethorpe established the Georgia colony.