Events leading up to the settlement of Plymouth and Massachusets Bay

  • English Colonists in Virginia destroy the French settlements at Port Royal, Nova Scotia.

    (These dates are not exact.)
  • Sir Walter Raleigh writes The History of the World.

    (These dates are not exact.)
  • A smallpox epidemic decimates the New England Native American population.

    (These dates are not exact.)
  • Pocahontas dies.

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  • Sir Walter Raleigh sets sail for Guiana.

    (These dates are not exact.)
  • Sir Walter Raleigh returns to England and is executed.

  • First slaves in North America.

    (These dates aren ot exact.)
  • Mayflower set sail for Plymouth

  • Settlement of Plymouth

    Settlement of Plymouth
    Plymouth was Settled. (The month and date are not exact.)
  • William Bradford became the governor of Plymouth Colony.

    (These dates are not exact.)
  • First English settlement in New Hampshire is founded by David Thomas

    (These dates are not exact)
  • Settlement of Massachusetts Bay

    Settlement of Massachusetts Bay
    Settlement of Massachusetts Bay (The month and date are not exact.)