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The Cool Cololnies

  • 1500

    Slave trade starts

    Slave trade starts
    Slave trade begins.
  • Period: 1500 to

    The Cool Colonies

    1500 to 1700
  • 1565

    Spain builds a fort in St . Augustine, Florida

    Spain builds a fort in St . Augustine, Florida
    Spain builds a fort in St . Augustine
  • Roanoke

    Roanoke
    The Queen at the time allowed Walter Raleigh to send over 100 men to the Roanoke Colony.
  • The colonists are killed in Roanoke.

    The colonists are killed in Roanoke.
    The colonists are killed in The Colony Of Roanoke giving it the name The Lost Colony.
  • Colonists arrive in Jamestown

    Colonists arrive in Jamestown
    The colonists arrive in Jamestown in Virginia. Jamestown was also the first permanent settlement.
  • The Pilgrims and Puritans arrived in Massachusetts

    The Pilgrims and Puritans arrived in Massachusetts
    The Pilgrims and Puritans arrived Massachusetts for Religious freedom.
  • Puritans set up Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    Puritans set up Massachusetts Bay Colony.
    Puritans set up Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.
  • Metacom leads a fight.

    Metacom leads a fight.
    Metacom leads a fight in New England against settlers.
  • William Penn finds a colony

    William Penn finds a colony
    William Penn finds the colony of Pennsylvania.
  • Plantations use slaves.

    Plantations use slaves.
    Plantations start to use African slaves heavily.