13colonies

Our 13 Colonies

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    The Finding of A New World

  • Lost Colony of Roanoke founded

    Lost Colony of Roanoke founded

    100 men, women and children disappeared with no signs of what happened
  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded

    Named in honor of King James I
  • John Rolfe marries Pocahontas

    John Rolfe marries Pocahontas

    They married so peace would stay between the English and Powhatan people.
  • Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower

    Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower

    September 1620, pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower from crossing the Atlantic Ocean... area was later named Plymouth.
  • First Thanksgiving

    First Thanksgiving

    A celebration was held of thanksgiving with native americans for helping the english survive a difficult year
  • Massachusetts Bay Colony founded

    Massachusetts Bay Colony founded

    John Winthrp and puritans built their own colony
  • Connecticut is made a colony

    Connecticut is made a colony

    Thomas Hooker and 100 people left Massachusetts and later discovered land that would become Connecticut.
  • Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn

    Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn

    Founded as a religious refuge
  • Carolina colony divided into North and South

    Carolina colony divided into North and South

    Land was perfect for farming and harbors attracted many new settlers
  • Georgia becomes 13th colony

    Georgia becomes 13th colony

    Location was able to help the other 12 colonies. GA was able to protect the englidh colonies from possible spanish attacks.

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