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in 1585 Raleigh and 100 explorers find Roanoke Island.
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When John White returned to Roanoke his entire colony was gone. On a tree nearby the word "CROATOAN" was carved in it. No one knows what it means.
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in 1607 Main was established.
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1619 was a huge year in Jamestown. The first elected assembly was established. It was called the House of Burgesses.
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Mayflower compact established
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The Plymouth Colony was founded in 1620 by Pilgrims who sailed on a ship called the Mayflower and started a colony called, "the Plymouth Colony".
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The Pilgrims and all the Wampanoag people feasted as a celebration for a successful harvest.
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In 1623 New Hampshire is established.
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In 1628 Massachusetts is established.
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When William Penn found this new land he took the word Sylvania (which means "woods") and his last name and put them together to get Pennsylvania.
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