Colonial Settlements

By annemedge
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Colonial Settlements

  • Roanoke Island, VA

    Roanoke Island, VA
    The English settled in Roanoke. Seven ships sailed with 108 colonist.

  • Williamsburg, VA

    Williamsburg, VA
    London founded Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America. That colony was the beginning of Virgina.

  • Jamestown, VA

    Jamestown, VA
    Three ships arrived off the coast of what is now Virgina.

  • Plymouth, MA

    Plymouth, MA
    Plymouth colony was founded. It was the 2nd English settlement in North America, after Jamestown.

  • Salem, MA

    Salem, MA
    Salem was the Puritans' first settlement in the MA Bay area. It's name comes from the Hebrew word which means "peace".

  • Charles Town, SC

    Charles Town, SC
    Charles Town was founded.

  • St. Augustine, FL

    St. Augustine, FL
    The Spanish built the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine.

  • Philadelphia, PA

    Philadelphia, PA
    The Englishman William Penn Founged a city on the Delaware River in southeastern PA where he and his fellow Quakers could practice their religion freeley. Penn named the place Philadelphia.