The 13 Colonies By E. Maria Jul 22, 1587 First English Settlement on Roanoke Aug 18, 1590 Roanoke Colony vanished (unknown how) Apr 10, 1606 King James I (became charter) which divided Atlantic soberb Dec 20, 1606 'The London Company' sent 144 men to Virginia Apr 26, 1607 The 144 men reach Chesapeake Bay May 14, 1607 The 144 men found Jamestown Jan 1, 1616 Virginia Settlers learn how to grow tobacco Jan 1, 1619 First African Slaves Jan 1, 1620 Pilgrims Arrive (English Emigrants) in Plymouth Jan 1, 1624 King revoked (got back) 'The Virginia Company's' charter and it becomes a royal colony Jan 1, 1632 King granted 12 acres of land above Chesapeake Bay, to Cecilius Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore Jan 1, 1664 King Charles II gave territory between New England and Virginia to his brother, The Duke of York Jan 1, 1665 Connecticut and New Haven are formed (because Massachusetts is not "good enough"), then the two combined Jan 1, 1680 King granted 45,00 square miles of land in modern Pennsylvania (Penn's Woods) Jan 1, 1712 Carolina Colony split into North and South Carolina Sep 1, 1732 Georgia Colony is founded to divide Spanish and English colony
