Colonial America was a vast land settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants who established colonies such as St. Augustine, Florida; Jamestown, Virginia; and Roanoke in present-day North Carolina.

Colonial America

Colonial America was settled by Spanish, Dutch, French and English immigrants in colonies such as St. Augustine, Jamestown and Roanoke.

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In a year marked by exploration, colonization, religious conflict and scientific progress, the Pilgrims made their first landfall in North America, arriving in what is now Massachusetts aboard their ship, the Mayflower. In Europe, the Thirty Years’ War, a conflict largely between Catholic and Protestant rulers, entered a third year, on its way to becoming one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts in history. And on a happier note, an English traveler visiting Turkey recorded seeing the earliest known children’s merry-go-round.

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First Mennonites arrive in America

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Georgia enters the Union

The Boston Massacre

Mayflower departs England

King Philip’s War begins

The French and Indian War ends

George Washington becomes a Master Mason

The settlement of Maryland

The first colonial constitution