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John White was put in charge of checking on the men on Roanoke Island. He went with his family and found that there was no one left. they were all killed by the natives. -
In 1585, Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men from England to Roanoke Island. -
John Smith was a leader of a group of over 100 men and ordered them to build a fort for protection against the natives that lived there. -
Virginia was the first colony. Oceanus Hopkins settled in Jamestown, Virginia. Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788. -
James Town was founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company. It is located in Virginia, and is the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Pocahontas was Chief Powhatan's favorite child. She believed in peace, and John Smith claims that she saved his life. -
The Mayflower was the English ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to the New World. Oceanus Hopkins was born on the Mayflower. -
The people on the Mayflower found an humongous rock and named it Plymouth Rock. -
Thanksgiving started in 1621 in Plymouth, shared by Pilgrims and the Wompanoag people. -
New York was founded in 1626. It became a state on July 26, 1788.