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Christopher Columbus Discovers America, 1492. The invasion of England, 1066. Columbus led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Outside of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (The Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited for them. -
The Roanoke Island colony, the first English settlement in the New World. It was founded by English the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in August 1585. -
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Starving Time at Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia was a period of starvation during the winter of 1609–1610. There were about 500 Jamestown residents at the beginning of the winter. However, there were only 61 people still alive when the spring arrived. -
On the misty morning of September 3, 1609, explorer Henry Hudson and his crew aboard the Half Moon sailed into the majestic river off the Atlantic coast by chance. Strong head winds and storms forced them to abandon the northeast voyage they had been assigned. -
The General Assembly was established by Governor George Yeardley at Jamestown on July 30, 1619. It included the governor himself and a council all appointed by the colonial proprietor, the Virginia Company, along with two elected Burgesses or delegates from each of the colony's 11 settlements. -
The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. A successful Dutch settlement in the colony grew up on the southern tip of Manhattan Island and was christened New Amsterdam.
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William Penn Established the Pennsylvania Colony on March, 4th 1681 since King Charles II gave the land now known as "Pennsylvania" to William Penn. -
North Carolina was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of North Carolina, until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776. -
New Jersey is a northeastern U.S. state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coast. Jersey City, across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, is the site of Liberty State Park, where ferries embark for nearby Ellis Island, with its historic Immigration Museum, and the iconic Statue of Liberty. The Jersey Shore includes notable resort towns like historic Asbury Park and Cape May, with its preserved Victorian buildings.
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