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Jan 1, 1500
Difficult Place in England
They only wanted money, so they started seeling wool instead of sheep. This led to a food shortage causing them to move. -
Roanoke First Settlement
Roanoke was the first colony. There were 91 men, 17 women and 9 children. -
Roanoke Mistery
When they reuend they came to find that the colony had vanished entirely. -
Royal Charter
James I creaated a Royal Charter which allowed the people to settle. -
Virginia Settlement
The London Company sent 144 men to Virginia. -
Chesapeake Bay
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Jamestown
Headed 60 miles up the river where they built a settlement called James Town. -
Tobacco in James Town
Started growing tobacco. -
Slaves in Jamestown
First african slaves arrived -
Pilgrims
The pilgrims arrived in Plymouth. -
Tobacco Colonies
Crown granted 12 million acres of land to the second Lord Baltimore. They used the plantation to grow tobacco and the slaves to work in the fields. -
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Provinces of Carolina
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New York
King Charles II gave territory to his brother, the Duke of York, whcih is known today as New York. -
New England Colonies
Connecticut and New Haven combined in 1665 -
Pennsylvania
King granted 45,000 sq. miles of land to William Penn, which is now currently known as Pennsylvania. -
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Provinces of North and South Carolina
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Georgia Province
In 1732 James Oglethorpe established the Georgia colony.