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Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men to Roanoke Island after two of his explorers found it to be a perfect place to settle.
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John Rolfe was born in Norfolk England.
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John White and his family found out the fort was killed by some Indians.
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Over 100 men land on the bank of the James River.
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Captain Smith returned to England because he became ill and stopped visiting the settlement.
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The first elected assembly was established called the House of Burgesses.
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The pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The first Thanksgiving happened in 1621
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The Puritans sent another ship to North America.
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King Charles the 2nd gave John Smith land in the new world that was south of New Jersey. He owed Smith's dead Father from a loan.