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The first permanent Spanish settlement is established in St. Augustine.
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The Roanoke Colony mysteriously disappears. The colony was later nick-named "The Lost Colony".
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America's first permanent colony, Jamestown, is established.
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John Rolfe marries Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas.
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The House of Burgesses is formed in Jamestown.
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The Europeans traveled on the Mayflower from Europe to the "New World". here they created the "Plymouth Colony".
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The First Europeans celebrate the "First Thanksgiving" with the Indians.
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William Penn claims land in the New World and names it Pennsylvania.
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New Jersey is founded by England.
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North Carolina is founded in 1710 by the English.