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Roanoke Island was Found
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. -
John White Finds Everyone Gone!
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. -
Jamestown was Founded.
100 men and boys traveled to present-day Virginia.The colony was named Jamestown after King James the first. -
Smith Leaves Jamestown
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". -
John Ralfe Learns About Good Crops.
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. -
Africans Arrive in Jamestown.
The first Africans came as indusrial servants and slaves. -
The Pilgrams Start Their Jorney.
The pilgrams start their 2 month long jorney to the New World . They went for religious freedom. -
Puritans arrive in America
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. -
New Sweden is taken over by New Netherland
Minuit made a settlement for New Sweden and New Netherland. New Sweden lasted for 17 years before it was taken over by New Netherland. -
Pennsylvania is founded
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.
