Colonial Mysteries By fldonaldson Period: Apr 23, 1500 to Apr 23, 1750 Colony Mysteries Apr 17, 1541 Coronado searches for cities of gold Apr 23, 1584 Roanoke Island colony started Apr 23, 1630 Boston found Aug 1, 1647 First public schools in Massachussetts Jul 15, 1661 Virginia starts slavery Apr 23, 1673 Jolliet and Marquette explore Wisconsin Mar 4, 1681 William Penn found Pennsylvania May 23, 1702 Queen Anne's War Apr 23, 1728 Pennsylvania Gazette Jul 15, 1741 Europeans land in Alaska