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When John White returns from England, he finds all the settlers gone. The only thing he finds is the word "CROATOAN" carved in a tree. Roanoke is also called the Lost Colony.
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Jamestown was the first British settlement in the New World. John Smith lead the journey to Virginia where Jamestown is found.
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Pocahontas, the daughter of the chief of the Tsenacommacah Indians, married John White, an English Colonist. This changed the way the English treated the Native Americans.
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The House of Burgesses formed because the first elected assembly was established as the area was being colonized.
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The pilgrims founded the Plymouth colony on the coast of present-day Massachusetts. The nearby Wampanoag Indians helped the settlers with tips on growing crops.
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The pilgrims and the Wampanoag, a Native American tribe, shared food to celebrate their friendship together and the successful harvest.
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Cecil Calvert founded Maryland for religious freedom. Maryland is a Southern Colony. By 1775, Maryland became a Proprietary Colony, meaning that they were self-governed.
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King Charles II founded Carolina for trade and farming. Carolina is a Southern Colony. A fun fact about Carolina is it later split into North and South Carolina in 1712.
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Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley founded New Jersey for farming and trade. New Jersey is one of the 4 Middle Colonies.
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom. King Charles II granted William land because of the debt owed to his father. Pennsylvania is a Middle Colony.
