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1 day ago · Popes Creek, Virginia Colony, British America: Died: December 14, 1799 (aged 67) Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. Resting place: Mount Vernon, Virginia: Political party: Independent: Spouse
2 days ago · Dare County, North Carolina, US. The establishment of the Roanoke Colony ( / ˈroʊənoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in America. The colony was founded in 1585, but it was visited by a ship in 1590 and the crew found that the colonists had disappeared under unknown ...
4 days ago · • American History Glossary • The First European Settlements in America • Colonial Times Explorers had been landing in America for some time before English settlers arrived in what is now Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
4 days ago · Quick Tips for using this 1750 Historical Virginia Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for ...
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2 days ago · Covers the whole period 1574-1660. Calendar of State Papers, Colonial, America and West Indies.Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1860.
2 days ago · The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775. Assembled at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, they appointed George ...
5 days ago · British History Online, accessed May 21, ... in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 29, 1716-1717, (London, 1930), ...
