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French Huguenots set up private trading companies in Port Royal, Nova Scotia
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James l approved the formation of the Virginia Company (Named after Queen Elizabeth)
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The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery sailed forty miles up the James River in Virginia. Their destination became the first permanent English colony.
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The Dutch Commissioned the Englishman Henry Hudson in hopes of finding a Northwest Passage through North America. Instead they ended up discovering the Hudson River and laying claim to modern day New York.
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The Dutch settlers purchased slaves. Those slaves were tasked with building New Amsterdam which is known today as New York City.
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About 20,000 English Puritans flocked to New England during this period to escape persecution and begin a new life.
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King Phillips War lasted from 1675-1676. The war was a result of growing tensions between Natives and English settlers. The results would decrease the Native population to only 10%.
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An armed conflict led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley. As a result the capital was torched.
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Paranoia spread in the towns of Ipswich and Salem Oregon leading to the execution of fourteen women and one man.
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The Spanish King issued the Decree of Sanctuary for slaves fleeing English occupied territories.
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By the year 1700 New England went from a population of 21,000 European immigrants to 91,000.
