Timeline of the First Settlers

By courtneyubert
  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus discovers America
  • Roanoke is founded

    Roanoke is founded

    The colony of Roanoke is founded. This is important because we do not know what happened to the people that lived there.
  • Jamestown is settled

    Jamestown is settled

    This was the first permanent settlement in the New World by the English.
  • John Rolfe marries Pocahontes

    John Rolfe marries Pocahontes

    English settler marries American Indian.
  • Boston is founded

    Boston is founded

    The city of Boston is founded by Puritans.
  • Quakers arrive

    Quakers arrive

    People known as Quarkers arrive in New England