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Jan 1, 1565
St. Augustine
Saint Augustine is the oldest permanent settlement established in the United States by Europeans. -
Lost Colony
In may 1587 Raleigh sent another group of colonists to america, to stay on the shores of chesapeake bay. -
Jamestown
Three ships arrived at chesapeake bay, off what is now virginia. -
Plymouth
The colonists who settled in Plymouth arrived from England on a ship called the mayflower. -
New Netherland
The Dutch set up trading posts at what are now Albany, New York. -
New Sweden
Delaware New Sweden was the only Swedish colony in America. -
Pennsylvania Colony
Penn went to Ireland in 1667 to manage his father's estates. -
Williamsburg
Williamsburg was the capital of the Virginia Colony from 1699 to 1776.