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James town
James town was built. It was the first permeant settlement. -
Thirty years war
thirty years war started -
The House of Burgesses
the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown. -
Mayflower
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England.
Before disembarking from their ship, the Mayflower, 41 male passengers sign the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that forms the basis of the colony's government. -
Treaty of Stetten
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Thirty years war
Thirty Years war ended -
new york
English seize New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and rename it New York.
