america

• 1492

  Christian Columbus reaches America. first recorded European to reach America
• 1500


  Spain had most trading routes
• 1584


  Walter Raleigh started a settlement called virginia
• 1585


  100 makes went but returned due to bad harbour
• 1587


  started another one but supply ship failed to reach
• 1590


  help arrived but they all vanished
• 1607 April


  one called Jamestown and by September half of the 104 died and after years of struggle it was the first permanent colony
• 1620


  one with pilgrims who were unhappy with king James they had the strongest early settlement
• sugar,tobacco and cotton were imported to Britain