Colonial timeline By gadaleo2 Aug 3, 1492 1492 Christopher Columbus finds america 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh establishes short-lived British colony on Roanoke. In 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh Sets up colony on Roanoke island ( Lost colony) 1607 Jamestown In 1607 James town was founded in East Virginia 1619 House of Burgesses In 1619 the House of Burgesses established in Virginia.
