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In 1585, the first Roanoke colony was created. It was on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina.
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In 1607, the colony Jamestown was found. It was named after King James 1.
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In 1619, Africans arrived in Jamestown. They were probably indentured servants.
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In 1620, the pilgrims landed at Plymouth. They came to the new world for freedom of religious beliefs.
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In 1621, the first Thanksgiving was held in the New England colonies. It was held to thank their God for their first harvest.
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In 1626, New Amsterdam was found. It was the capital of New Netherland.
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In 1630, John Winthrop arrived in Salem. Winthrop was a lawyer and first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony who told his followers,"We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us".
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In 1664, New Amsterdam was attacked. The settlers of New Amsterdam were not happy with their governor and refused to fight the English and the colony became New York.
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In 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet set on a journey down the Mississippi River. Marquette was a missionary from New France and set up missions down the river. Jolliet thought the Mississippi lead to the Pacific Ocean and wanted to find out if it was true.
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In 1681, King Charles ll gave William Penn land in the New World. Penn was going to name it Sylvania meaning woods, but named it Pennsylvania.
