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Jamestown founded in Virginia
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Santa Fe established in New Mexico by Spain
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The Dutch establish a fur trading center on Manhattan Island, what will become New Amsterdam and later New York City.
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John Rolfe Harvests tobacco leading to large changes in European economy and lifestyle.
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The House of Burgesses meets as the first representative assembly in America.
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First African slaves brought to Jamestown
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The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts with Puritans and Separatists on board
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Native peoples massacred. Also known as the Jamestown Massacre
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Civil war in England breaks out
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William Penn receives charter to found Pennsylvania
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