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Jamestown was founded in southeast Virginia.
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The first tobacco crop is planted.
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The House of Burgesses meets for the first time.
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The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown
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English Pilgrims land in Massachusetts and form Plymouth Colony.
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The second British colony is formed. Maryland was named after the queen and was created to be a colony for Catholics.
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Connecticut is founded by Thomas Hooker. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is founded by Roger Williams.
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The population in the colonies was estimated at around 50,500.
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The first Quakers arrive in New England.
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Charles Town (Charleston) founded in modern day South Carolina.
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Virginia settlers hold an armed rebellion against Colonial Governor William Berkeley.
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William Penn establishes Pennsylvania.
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The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings where over two-hundred people were accused of witchcraft. Nineteen were hung, and five people died in prison.
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College of William and Mary founded in Williamsburg, Virginia.
