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The Starting Colony
One of the first english colonies was created in Roranoke. The colony eventually failed over the time I was made due to numerous things, one being finances. -
The Fall of the Armada
The English finally defeats oen of the strongest group of soldiers evern, the Spanish Armada. It gave the English a great advantage. -
The Rise of a New Time
John Smith and others establish the first surviving colony, Jamestown. Jamestown became one of the largest populations ever in the 1600's. -
The Great Finale
The final colony during this time was established. The colony of Sagadahoc in 1607. -
The Beggining of an End
Puritans found the Masachusetts Bay Colony, another one out of many colonies that didn't make it. -
Money from the Earth
John Rolfe developed a high-grade tobacco that colonies like Jamestown eventually learned to grow and make profit off of. -
A New Blend in Life
The first African AMericans arrive in Jamestiwn. This jumped their population by nearly 200 people! -
The Uprise of The Burgesses
The House of Burgesses, the first represenative assembly n the American colonies, was officially established. -
The Fall of the New Era
Due to the expanding tobacco plantations and how they began to take over more and more of the Powhatan land, many Jamestown residents we're slaughtered. There were too many landgrabs from them so the Powhatans responded in a very greousome way. -
The Bacon's Rebellion
During this time, Nathanial Bacon marched into JAmestown and demanded that Hovernor Berkely aprrove a war aginst the Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations. Upon his refusal, Bacon marched into Jamestown, took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned Jamestown to the ground. His death resulted i na sudden illness that set an end to the rebellion . All of his followers were hung.
