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1565
First Permanent Spanish Settlement is Established at St Augustine
Pedro Menendez landed on a shore what is now called Matanzas bay on september 8 1565 and then he began to found St Augustine. -
North Carolina Colony was Founded
The first European settlement in what is today North Carolina the first English settlement in the New World was the "lost colony of Roanoke," founded by the English explorer and poet Walter Raleigh in 1587. On July 22nd of that year, John White and 121 settlers came to Roanoke Island in present-day Dare County. -
Roanoke Colony Disappeared and Then Called "The Lost Colony"
John White was the leader of the colony. He went back to England to get more supplies, in 1590 he returned to Roanoke Colony and no one was there. There was only two clues to what happened they found the word "Croatan" and "Cro." -
Jamestown Settlement Established
They established Jamestown on May 14, 1607 as there first British settlement in North America. -
Pocahontas and John Rolfe Marry
On April 5 1614 Pocahontas and John Rolfe married with being blessed of Chief Powhatan and also the governor of Virginia. Their marriage has brought peace with English Colonist and the Powhatans. -
House of Burgesses Formed
House of Burgesses founded by George Yeardley at Jamestown on July 30 1619. -
Plymouth Colony is Founded
Plymouth Colony first colonial settlement to New England was founded at 1620. The settlers were a group of 100 pilgrims. -
First Thanksgiving Celebration Feast
The first Thanksgiving was really just to thank the Native americans for teaching the pilgrims to hunt so they don't starve. -
William Penn Established Pennsylvania Colony
Penn came to America in 1682 and established Pennsylvania as an place where people could enjoy freedom of religion. -
New Jersey Colony Founded
On December 18, 1787 t is a Northeastern U.S. State it is 130 miles off of the atlantic coast. The New Jersey Colony was founded by Sir George Carteret. It was first settled by the dutch then it was took over by the English.