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Jamestown is established.
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The first African slaves were brought to Jamestown.
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Colonial population estimated at 50,400.
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Britain and British colonies switch their calenders.
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British troops fire into a crowd and kill 5 men.
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Colonial troops dump 300 crate of tea overboard as a protest against taxes
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12 delegates from the 13 colonies meet to draft the Constitution.
