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John White
Upon arrival in 1585 John White and his family men in the fort were killed by some his people . Fernandez demanded they settle in Roanoke Island instead of Chesapeake Bay because John White wanted to get back to a dispute in Europe between Spain and England. -
Queen Elizabeth
In 1585 Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina after two of Mr. Raleighs explorers found it to be the perfect place for settlement . -
James River
Twenty years later in 1607 a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink . -
Captain Smith
Captain Smith returned to England in 1609 when Smith became ill and stopped visiting the settle meant.Then the relations between the Powhatan nation weakened. -
Burgesses
1619 was a big year in James town the first elected assembly was established.It was called the House Of Burgesses. -
The Successful Harvest
After New Englands first successful harvest in the fall of 1621 Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast with the Wampanoag. -
William Penn
In 1644-1718 William Penn was one of the most important colonist of the era. William was an English Quaker who received the land that became Pennsylvania from the England King Charles II -
The Quakers
In 1675 another large group of Quakers, the Quakers ,left England for the New World. -
Quakers Settlement
At 1675-1725 over 23000 of the Quakers settled what would become Pennsylvania,Delaware and Eastern New Jersey. -
King Charles II
In 1681 King Charles II decided to give William Penn some land in the New World that was southwest of New Jersey. -
New Nation
In 1776 the great bell was rung on July 8 1776 to celebrate the birth of a new nation.
