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Slaves are brought to America from Africa against their will
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Queen Elizabeth allowed Walter Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island
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John White returns to Roanoke after 3 years because of a war to find all the men who stayed in the fort had disappeared
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A group of over 100 men land on the banks of the James River in Virginia and founded Jamestown
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John Smith returns to England when he became ill due to a gunpowder accident
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The first elected assembly was established called the House of Burgesses in Jamestown.This group of men got together to decide local laws and local taxes
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The Mayflower sets sail for North America.
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The first Thanks giving is celebrated lasting up to 3 days in Plymouth
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King Charles II gave Quaker William Penn land in the new world later named Pennslyvania
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Southern colonies rely heavily on slave labor to grow crops such as tobacco, indigo, and rice
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