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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Voyages to the New World
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The Settlement of JamesTown
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 24, 1607 (O.S., May 14, 1607 N.S.),[2] and considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610, it followed several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699. -
May Flower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists, sometimes referred to as the "Saints", fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England. It was written by the Separatists, sometimes referred to as the "Saints", fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England. The Mayflower Compact was signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620 by most adult men.