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The First permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Spanish find Santa Fe
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The Virginia House of Burgesses was the colonies first elected legislative body. It held its first meeting on July 30th, 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. The legislative assembly consisted of a total of 22 members.
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A Dutch slave trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food
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The Mayflower Compact is signed, establishing a form of local government.
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a Puritan migration of 900 colonists were lead to Massachusetts Bay, Boston is officially established.
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Thomas Hooker Establishes what will become the Connecticut colony.
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The first colonial printing press is set up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Rhode Island enacts the first law in the colonies declaring slavery illegal.
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The city of Charleston is established along with South Carolina.
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This Rebellion was lead by Nathaniel Bacon, and was against the Virginia governor, William Berkeley.
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Pennsylvania is founded as William Penn, a Quaker, receives a Royal charter with a large land grant from King Charles II in 1681
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Spain begins to make its presence in America as they colonize land in Texas.
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The College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg, Virginia.