US Colonization By facebooker_10100471308132032 Dec 1, 1585 Roanoke Lost Colony Dec 24, 1607 Jamestown, VA Colony Period: Dec 24, 1614 to Dec 25, 1674 Dutch @ Swedish Colonies Dec 24, 1619 1st Slaves brought to colonies by Dutch Dec 24, 1620 Pilgrims @ Plymouth, MA Dec 24, 1630 Puritains @ Boston, MA Dec 24, 1632 Lord Baltimore @ MD for Catholics Dec 24, 1636 Roger Williams @ RI Dec 24, 1662 Halfway Covenant Dec 24, 1676 King Philip's War & Bacon's Rebellion Dec 24, 1681 William Penn @ PA & RI Dec 24, 1730 The Great Awakening Dec 24, 1732 Oglethorpe @ GA (13th Colony)