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virgina dare
Virginia Dare was first child born in the colonies -
English defeat Spanish
English defeat Spanish armada of King Philip II -
Jamestown founded
First permanent English colony in New World -
Squanto
The Indian, Squanto, learned English in England after fleeing Spain -
new hampshire
Settlements begin in New Hampshire -
first settlements
First settlements in Connecticut include Hartford and Windsor -
first college
First college in the colonies, later named after Rev. John Harvard -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin born in Boston -
George Washington
George Washington born in Virginia on February 22; dies in 1799 -
British traders
British traders begin working shores of Lake Erie, compete with French