Early_American_History.pptVIP

American History Part I The Founding of the Nation Earliest Beginnings 1607 Jamestown, Virginia founded Three ships left England December, 1606 Arrived in Chesapeake Bay April 1607 May 13, 1607, 104 men and boys started constructing an English settlement Replicas of the three ships Entering a replica of the early Jamestown fort Demonstrating cooking Earliest Beginnings-II Nov. 11, 1620 the ship Mayflower reached Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It was bound for Virginia, but was blown off course. 102 men, women, and children started the colony at what eventually became Plymouth, Massachusetts. S