English Colonies in America

First English Expedition to Roanoke

Oct 17, 1585

John White traveled to Roanoke , an island off of North Carolina. Later, he became governor of Roanoke and brought more settlers .

Native Americans

Oct 17, 1586

Natives realized that the settlers wanted their land , they cut off the colonies food supply .

Spanish Armada

Oct 17, 1588

When the english defeated the spanish . This inspired the english to take control of land in America as the spanish had .

Joint-Stock Company

Oct 17, 1606

Joint-stock companies were backed by investors , people who put money into a project to earn profits

Colonist

Oct 17, 1610

Coonist ate rats , mice , snakes . There were only 60 of the colonist alive when ship arrived .

Jamestown

Oct 17, 1612

Jamestown developed a high grade tabacco that colonist learned to grow , it became popular in England tabacco changed Jamestown in many ways .

Slaves/Laborers

Oct 17, 1619

The first African Americans arrived in Jamestown. The population or Virigina jumped from about 600 in 1619 to more than 2,000 in 1621 more labored were needed .

House of Burgesses

Oct 17, 1619

The Burgesses were created in 1619 and became the first representives assembly in the American colonies .

Indentured Servants

Oct 17, 1670

One fourth of free white men were former indentured servants .

What was the Bacon's Rebellion ?

Oct 17, 1676

Bacon demanded that Berkeley approved a war against the Native plantations .

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Oct 17, 2011