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Queen Elizabeth allowed Sir Walter Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke because two of his explorers found it to be a perfect place for a settlement.
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They found out the men in the fort were killed by some of Walter Raleigh's men.
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Twenty years later a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink.
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Captain Smith returned to England when he became ill, and Walter Raleigh stopped visiting the settlement.
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It was a big year in Jamestown. The First Elected Assembly was established. It was called then House of Burgesses.
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Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast. They had the feast to thank Squanto for helping them farm,hunt and fish.
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Another large group of Immigrants left England for the New World.
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King Charles II decided to give William Penn land in the New World that was southwest of New Jersey.He did this because of William Penn's deceased father for a loan.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of William Penn's charter of privileges.
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The Philadelphia Quakes meeting issued the first anti-slavery of privileges.
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The Great Bell was rung on this day to celebrate the birth of a new Nation.
