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Sir Walter Raleigh sent a group of 115 colonists to establish a colony on Chesapeake Bay. They were led by John White.
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John White finally returns to the Roanoke Colony but no one is there.
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Jamestown becomes the first permanent English settlement.
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This compact is the first governing document of the Plymouth colony. It made laws for the colony.
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The Pilgrims found the Plymouth Colony. The colony survives only with the help of Squanto and the Native Americans.
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The First Thanksgiving was held to say thanks to the Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims survive and learn to live off the land. It lasted for three days.
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New Hampshire is founded by Captain John Mason.
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New York and New Jersey are claimed by the British. People were attracted to the area by the promise of religious freedom.
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The land was given to William Penn to pay a debt owed by the King to Penn's father. Pennsylvania means “Penn’s woods.”
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James Oglethorpe created the colony that is now known as Georgia.
