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A Southern Colony started in 1732 where prisoners from England’s debtor’s prison made home. They wanted to make money in a new life. |
Sir Walter Raleigh sent a group of men to start this colony. He believed that North America would make England richer and more powerful. |
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This colony started in 1607 when King James gave a 105 settlers permission to make a colony in Virginia. |
This colony had a hard winter and more than 102 of them died. They were saved by Squanto in 1621 |
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This colony was inhabited in 1620 by Pilgrims who came on the Mayflower. They signed the Mayflower Compact agreeing to live in peace. |
This colony became known as the Lost Colony. When John White came back with supplies, he found the letters CROATOAN carved on a gatepost of the fort. |
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This colony was led by Captain John Smith who was taken by the Powhatan Indians and saved by Pocahontas. |
This colony was the third English settlement for people who wanted religious freedom. The people were called Separatists. |
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This group landed and built a meeting hall called a Common Hall. |
This colony started in 1607 by settlers who wanted to become wealthy by finding gold and riches. It was settled near a wide river,. |
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This colony was established by a group of Puritans. They wanted religious freedom. They created this colony in 1630. |
The settlers in this colony never found gold. John Rolfe began tobacco and the colony got rich. |
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This colony had a winter called starving time. Only about 60 settlers survived. |
This colony was started in 1681 by a group of Quakers. They wanted religious freedom. |
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This colony was started by William Penn in 1681. He made friends with the Native Americans in this colony |
The winters were cold in this colony but the people lived in peace with each other and the Native Americans. |