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Period: 1500 to
The 13 colonies
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From England to Roanoke island
Queen Elizabeth allowed Walter Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke island. -
the lost colony
croatoan was a colony that john white wanted to explore but a hurricane forced him to go to england. -
james river
a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of the james river which was not healthy to drink. -
house of burgesses
the house of burgesses was the first elected assembly that is why 1619 was such a bg year. -
The mayflower
Over one hundred pilgrims arrive in the New England colonies from England. -
Thanksgiving
Governor William Bradford held a celebration feast known as Thanksgiving.They wanted to be friends with the Indians so they decided to share there feast with the Wamponogs. -
puritans
puritans were people who wanted to purify the church of england. -
pilgrims
pilgrims were people that wanted to get away from the church of england. -
William Penn
William Penn was the creator of Pennsylvania he wanted to name it sylvania but his last name was Penn so he named it Pennsylvania . -
bread basket colony
The middle colonies were known as the bread basket colonies because they used mills to produce flour and wheat to make bread they also produced iron.
