Early American Colonies

  • Roanoke Island

    Roanoke Island
  • Spanish Armada Defeated

    Spanish Armada Defeated
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
  • Named New England

    Named New England
    Captain John Smith named New England.
  • Colonists Rent Land

    Colonists Rent Land
    In 1614 colonists could rent land from England. Not until 1618 could they buy it to own.
  • Colonists Own Land

    Colonists Own Land
  • Virginia Company Sends Women

    Virginia Company Sends Women
  • House of Burgesses Meets

    House of Burgesses Meets
  • Dutch Bring Africans

    Dutch Bring Africans
  • King James Declares Royal Colony

    King James Declares Royal Colony