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Jamestown is Established
This was the first permanent settlement in the New World. -
The Indian Massacre of 1622
Chief Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Confederacy tried to get rid the settlers. -
Boston Settlement
John Winthrop along with other colonists decide to leave Massachusetts bay colony and create a town. -
Providence, Rhode Island
Two years after Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay colony he founded the first settlement that believed in separation of church and state. -
Massachusetts Establishes Law
The Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes its first set of laws in the Body of Liberties. -
Maryland Toleration Act
Maryland passes the Maryland Toleration Act which allowed freedom of religion. -
King Philip's War Ends
The war between the Indians and the colonists ends. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon leads the rebellion of planters against Governor Berkeley.
