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They settled of the coast of North Carolina. They could not grow any crops in the sandy soil. They could barely survive, so most men went back.
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Leader John White leaves and comes back 3 years later to find everyone gone. White finds 1 clue: The word Croatan carved on a tree. Croaton was the name of a local native tribe.
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100 men and boys traveled to present-day Virginia.The colony was named Jamestown after King James the first.
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John Smith went back to England and life in Jamestown was still hard. While he was gone many colonists died in what today is known as the "starving time".
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A settler named John Ralfe learned from a local native tribe that tobacco was a great crop that was easy grow. After that tobacco was a very popular crop.
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The first Africans came as indusrial servants and slaves.
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The pilgrams start their 2 month long jorney to the New World . They went for religious freedom.
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The Puritans wanted to get away from the church of England. The Puritans were also much better prepared then the Pilgrams. the Puritans had 1,000 settlers and brought 4 ships filled with supplies.
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Minuit made a settlement for New Sweden and New Netherland. New Sweden lasted for 17 years before it was taken over by New Netherland.
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania. Penn was a Quaker and believed all Christians should be free. In Pennsylvania all Christians can come and worship however they wanted to. Pennsylvania means Penn's woods.
