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After helping establish the first English settlement on the Island of Roanoke, off the coast of modern day North Carolina, John White reluctantly returned to England for supplies
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The 13 colonies are represented in the first American flag.
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With the signing of the Declaration of Independence, all of the colonies of America declare their independence from England
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Virginia becomes the first colony.
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Only 60 out of 500 settlers in Jamestown survive the winter of 1609-1610. It is called the "Starving Time.
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The King of England grants a charter to a group of Puritans to allow them to form a colony along the Massachusetts Bay
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Williams and several of his followers established the city of Providence in June of 1636. This new settlement was ruled by a majority vote of the citizens
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James Oglethorpe establishes the colony of Georgia.
King Charles II grants James Oglethorpe a royal charter to establish a colony between Florida and South Carolina
