The Founding of America

Jamestown  and the Pilgrim’s Settlement

On May 14, 1607 The company of a about 100 settlers arrived at the James River outlet to start a new colony.

They founded the first new Permanent settlement in the new world

Jamestown Settlement

On May 14, 1607, a group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.

Pilgrims and Puritans

Map of Pilgrims landing location

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock on November 21 of 1620 in

The First Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving was in November of 1621. One Year after arriving in the New World.