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James Town is established as the first permanent English settlement.
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Slavery in America started when a Dutch ship brought 20 African slaves into Jamestown, Virginia.
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The House of Burgesses was established as the first democratically elected government in the New World.
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The Dutch colonized the area of New Amsterdam, setting the woodwork for modern-day New York.
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The original English settlement in present-day Massachusetts was founded in 1628.
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The Navigation Act is passed by the British Parliament to control the amount of commerce coming into the American Colonies.
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The English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch. It received a new name, New York.
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War was waged between the pilgrims and native Americans and ended with King Phillips's head on a pike.
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Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon.
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Over 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft by a group of girls from Salem and 20 were killed.