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Ships Leave England
In December 1606, 3 ships left England for Virginia to begin what we call today the Jamestown Settlement. -
Jamestown Begins
On this date, the Jamestown Settlement is founded in honor of King James I, ruler of England at the time. -
Pocahontas meets John Smith
Pocahontas saves John Smith's life. -
Jamestown Survives
Spring of 1610 supplies, colonists, and soldiers finally arrive in Jamestown. -
Dutch Trading with Indians
Dutch traders are trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island. Dutch of New Nertherland was coming to life in the Hudson. -
The Pilgrims Leave England
The Pilgrims left England bound from the New World. -
The Pilgrims
The Pilgrims arrive in the New World. -
Swedes arrived in the New World
In this year Ft. Christina, in present day Delaware, was built by the Swedes. -
English Control Grows
The English captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch and changed the name to New York. -
English Control over the East Coast
By this date the English controlled the east coast from present day Maine to Florida. -
Population of colonies
The population in the english colonies had grown to over one hundred thousand.