The 13 Colonies By Elenamcr22 Jul 22, 1587 First English settlement established Aug 18, 1590 Roanoke vanished Apr 10, 1606 Atlantic seaboard divided in two Dec 20, 1606 London Company sent some men to Virginia May 14, 1607 They built a settlement they called Jamestown. Sep 9, 1616 Virginia’s settlers learned how to grow tobacco Sep 9, 1619 African slaves arrived in Virginia Sep 9, 1620 The Pilgrims was founded Sep 9, 1624 King revoked in the company it became a royal colony Sep 9, 1632 Crown granted 12 million acres of land Sep 9, 1664 King Charles II gave territory between New England and Virginia to his brother Sep 9, 1665 Connecticut and New Haven were combined Sep 9, 1680 king gave 45,000 sq. miles of Delaware River to William Penn Sep 9, 1732 James Oglethorpe established the Georgia colony