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In 1585 about 100 English men settled on Roanoke island
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In 1587 the English tried again to settle in Roanoke
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In 1606 English merchants started A Virginia company of London
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in 1607 about 100 men and boys travled to present day virginia went back to england in 1609
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Life in Jamestown was hard.
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in 1612 a settler named John Ralfe from a local American indians grow tabbacco well in virginias hot humid weather.
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in 1619 the first afircans arived in jamestown
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in 1620 about 100 men women and children set sail across the alantic ocean in the english Mayflower
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New Sweeden lasted for 17 years berfore it was taken over by new netherland.
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in 1647 peter became governer of new netherland.
