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three ships land in Jamestown, establishing the first English settlement in the United States.
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Their marriage led to eight years of peace among the colonists and Indians.
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a Dutch slaves ship brought 20 slaves to Jamestown
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The Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of Plymouth Colony was signed.
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The first school in America is founded in New Amsterdam.
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French and Iroquois Wars escalate to full warfare
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The Massachusetts colony becomes the first colony to legalize slavery.
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The Harvard Board becomes the first legalized corporation in the American colonies.
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The Navigation act is passed by British Parliament to control colonial commerce in the New World.
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Bacon's Rebellion causes the burning of Jamestown. Nathanial Bacon leads the rebellion of planters against Governor Berkeley. Bacon would perish and twenty-three others were executed.
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The Toleration Acts are passed by Parliament which gives limited Freedom of Religion to citizens.
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The first newspaper issue in the United States publishes in Boston, the Public Occurrences. It was suppressed after its initial issue and the publication of a regular newspaper would not begin again until 1704.