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St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor.
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke. In 1587 a small colony was founded on an island off the eastern coast of North America.
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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. It was founded in 1607 and served as the capital of the Virginia colony for over 80 years.
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While in captivity, she studied English, converted to Christianity and was baptized with the name Rebecca.
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After his arrival in Jamestown in 1619, Governor George Yeardley immediately gave notice that the Virginia colony would establish a legislative assembly.
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The settlers were a group of about 100 Puritan Separatist Pilgrims, who sailed on the Mayflower and settled on what is now Cape Cod bay, Massachusetts.
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The English colonists we call Pilgrims celebrated days of thanksgiving as part of their religion.
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William Penn 14 October 1644 – 30 July 1718. He was the son of Sir William Penn.
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The New Jersey Colony was founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley in 1664.
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The Carolina Colony was founded in 1653, and in 1663 eight nobleman, referred to as the Lord Proprietors were granted the rights to the colony by King Charles II.
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