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1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus discovers America -
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
This was the first permanent settlement in the New World by the English. -
John Rolfe marries Pocahontes
English settler marries American Indian. -
Boston is founded
The city of Boston is founded by Puritans. -
Quakers arrive
People known as Quarkers arrive in New England
