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First permanent English settlement in America
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Tobacco saved the Jamestown colony and opened the door to future settlement.
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Due to Jamestown's labor shortage, slaves were brought in to help the colonists with their work.
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The first representative assembly in America
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Founded by Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony is founded in Massachusetts. Mayflower Compact is signed.
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English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York.
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When a group of Doeg Natives became involved in a disagreement with a Virginia settler, misguided violence escalated the event to a full-scale conflict. A group of colonists led by Nathaniel Bacon began attacking Natives in the area through their claim of self defense. The result of the rebellion was an angered native population and open hatred between natives and the colonists.
