English Colonies in America

By neisha

  • first english expeditions to roanoke

    john white traveled to roanoke, an island off of north carolina. Later, he became governor of roanoke and brought more settlers.

  • stopped trading

    native americans realized that the settlers wanted their land.they cut off the colonists food supply.those who survived returned to england in 1586.

  • whites return

    forced to sail back to england @nd time to get needed supplies he left colonist and his granddaughtervirgina in roanoke

  • stopped trading

    native americans reaalized thatthe

  • the defeat of the spanish armada

    when the english defeated the fleet of spanish ships weakened spainnd stregthened english power

  • the virgina co.

    London financed an expedition to chesapeake bay that included more than 100 colonists

  • colonist remained alive

    john smith, a solider and adventure took control. they took control to make sure the colonist worked smith announced ''he that will not work shall not eat.''

  • lord de la warr

    lord de la warr the new governor imposed disciplineand the "starving time" ended

  • john rolfe

    developed a high grade tobacco that the colonists learned to grow.

  • bacons rebellion

    bacon marched into jamestown.took control of the house of burgesses,and burned jamestown to the ground.