the 13 Original Colonies

By EmmaBu
  • W. Raleigh

    W. Raleigh

    The Queen of England let Raleigh take 100+ men to Roanoke Island!
  • Virginia's James River

    Virginia's James River

    In 1607, a group of over 100 men landed in the banks of Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink out of.
  • John Smith

    John Smith

    Captain Smith returned to England in 1607 with an injury and Pocahontas stopped visiting the settlement.
  • John Rolfe

    John Rolfe

    The settlers moved Pocahontas to another settlement and forced her to convert to Christianity. That is were she met John Rolfe and married him in 1614.
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses

    In 1619 was a big year in Jamestown. The first elected assembly was established. It was called the House of Burgesses.
  • Massachusetts

    Massachusetts

    In 1620 is when a group of English Puritans landed in the bays of Massachusetts led by John Winthrop.
  • The Mayflower

    The Mayflower

    In 1620 the Mayflower sail from England to the New world some of the people on board were Separatists or Pilgrims. It took over two months to get there.
  • The First Thanksgiving

    The First Thanksgiving

    In 1621 the first Thanksgiving was held led by Governor William Bradford, he invited Squanto and 90 other Wampanoag peoples.
  • William Penn

    William Penn

    King Charles 2 decided in 1681 to give William P. land in the New World that was southwest of New Jersey.He did this, because he owed Will's father a loan.
  • Georgia

    Georgia

    In 1732 the state of Georgia was found by James Edward Oglethorpe.