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* 1497 Cabot expedition to explore coast of North America  
* 1497 Cabot expedition to explore coast of North America
* 15xx  Roanoke settlement fails
* 1585 Roanoke colony
** fails; knowns as the "Lost Colony"
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* 1578 "Frobisher expedition" to find the Northwest Passage (route to Asia over Canada)
* 1578 "Frobisher expedition" to find the Northwest Passage (route to Asia over Canada)
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* 1607 Jamestown settlement
* 1607 Jamestown settlement
* 1614 Tobacco 1st shipped to England
* 1614 Tobacco 1st shipped to England
* 1625 British colonial population in areas of the 13 colonies: 2,000
** by 1775:  2.4 million
* 1634 Maryland founded by Catholic George Calvert<br>
* 1634 Maryland founded by Catholic George Calvert<br>
* 1642 English Civil War <br><br>
* 1642 English Civil War <br><br>
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* '''Virginia settlements of North America'''
* '''Virginia settlements of North America'''
** 1583 St. Johns, Newfoundland colony
** 1585 Roanoke colony ("Lost Colony")
*** original 112-121 colonists died, dispersed or were killed by Indians
**** had poor relationship with local tribes
**** a rescue expedition in 1590 found the settlement abandoned
** 1607 Jamestown colony
*** established relations with local Algonquin tribes
*** by 1617 only 351 out of the original 1700 English had survived
*** 1617-1620 population grew to 1240
**** in response to tobacco farming
*** relations with Indians deteriorated


=== Tobacco economy ===
=== Tobacco economy ===