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1585
Queen Elizabeth allows Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina -
1587
arrival of John White at fort -
1607
a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia’s James River -
1609
captain smith returns to England due to illness -
1619
first elected assembly is established called the House of Burgesses -
1620
The Mayflower experiences terrible weather and takes over 2 months to travel from England to the New World, over 100 people and only one death. -
1621
first successful fall harvest, celebration feast is held by Governor William Bradford -
1681
King Charles the second decides to give William Penn land in the New World that is southwest of New Jersey.
