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In 1585 Queen Elizabeth allowed Walter to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island which is of the coast of North Carolina after 2 of his explores found it to be a perfect place for a settlement. -
In 1607, a group of over a 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink. -
Captain Smith returned to England in 1609 after a injury, John Smith got a gunpowder explosion in his leg forcing him to return to England for the repair. -
When John Smith went back to England for the repair he told John Rolfe to take care of Pocahontas so later in 1614 Pocahontas married John Rolfe in honor of John Smith. -
in 1619 was the biggest year for Jamestown because that's when they first elected assembly was established, it was called the House of Burgesses. -
They were sailing to England, their ship was called the Mayflower. It took over 2 months to sail from England to the New World ( The America's). -
After a successful harvest Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast so Chief Massasoit invited 90 Wampanoag people for the celebration feast. Why he invited them is because he wanted to do a treaty with them so that land would be secure. Due to offering charity to the host, the Wampanoag people brought most of the food for the feast. -
New York was found in 1626. The statehood of New York is July 26, 1788. New York was founded by the Dutch in the early 17th century. -
Delaware was found on 1638. The statehood of New York is December 7, 1787. Delaware was found through a series of European colonial claims, starting with Dutch settlements in 1631 (Zwaanendael) and Swedish colonization in 1638 (Fort Christina, now Wilmington.) -
In 1681 King Charles ll decided to give William Penn (he was a quacker is new a independent religious sect) land in the New world that was southern of New Jersey. he did this because he owed Williams deceased father form a prior loan. He thought he call the new land Sylvania but he wanted people to know the he owned the land so he called the land of the New World: Pennsylvania.