. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. mains at present are thetower of the church built by the colonists, and afew tombs. 1608—The city of Quebec in Canada isfounded by Champlain, who in the next year dis-covers the lake now known by his name. 1609—Henry Hudson, an Englishman sent outby a Dutch company, sails up the Hudson River,hoping to find it the long-sought Northwest Pas-sage. He is usually thought to have been thefirst European to see this river. 1610—A rude establishment is made by theDutch on Manhattan Island, mainly as shelterfor sailors. This is t
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. mains at present are thetower of the church built by the colonists, and afew tombs. 1608—The city of Quebec in Canada isfounded by Champlain, who in the next year dis-covers the lake now known by his name. 1609—Henry Hudson, an Englishman sent outby a Dutch company, sails up the Hudson River,hoping to find it the long-sought Northwest Pas-sage. He is usually thought to have been thefirst European to see this river. 1610—A rude establishment is made by theDutch on Manhattan Island, mainly as shelterfor sailors. This is the beginning of the cityof New York, now the second largest city in theworld. 1611—Sir Thomas Dale becomes governor ofVirginia. He founds the city of Henrico, nowknown as Richmond. In this year the growingof tobacco is begun by the colonists. 1614—The first real settlement, a permanenttrading-post, is made on Manhattan Island bythe Dutch, who also take possession of all thepart of New York called by them New Nether-land.—Captain John Smith explores the coast. 2 P < 3S 236 EVENTS OF OUR COUNTRYS HISTORY from Maine to Cape Cod and first calls thecountry New England. 1615—Albany, New York, is founded by theDutch, and called Aurania (Fort Orange).—Champlain discovers Lake Huron. 1616—Pocahontas, the Indian princess, who asthe story is, once saved the life of Captain JohnSnrith, goes to England with her husband, JohnRolfe. She dies there the next year, leaving alittle son. She was only 22 years old when shedied. 1617—First Dutch settlement in New Jerseymade at Bergen opposite Manhattan Island. 1619—The first negro slaves are brought toVirginia by a Dutch trading vessel. Before thistime white servants were purchased in Englandand sold, or bound out, in Virginia. Negroslaves had been imported to the Spanish coloniesin South America and the West Indies for manyyears before this. 1620—The first English settlement in NewEngland is made at Plymouth, Massachusett
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