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Roanoke was establised
First Colony in America but somehow vanished in 1590 -
Virginia Dare was Born
She was the first baby English Baby in North America Captain John White's grand daughter -
Ships enter Chesapeak Bay and established Jamestown
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Sante Fe New Mexico was settled
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Henry Hudson discovers Hudson Bay
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Fist Representive government meets in Jamestown. The House of Burgesses.
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Plymouth Was Formed
It was a 65 day journey that carried pilgrims looking for religious freedom. -
First Thanksgiving In Plymouth
Thanksgiving was a feast where the pilgims gave thanks to the indians that helped them grow crop. It wasn't made an official holiday until 1863 -
George Washington was born in Virginia
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Benjamine Franklin Went to "fly a kite"
Franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm and had a key on it. He realized that he could have a metal rod with wire leading into the ground to save a house from lightning, he called it a lightning rod