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Jamestown is founded by the London Company in southeast Virginia.
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Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River, named after him, for the first time.
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House of Burgesses meets as the first representative assembly. Slaves are brought to Jamestwon.
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41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, which determined the new government.
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The Indian Massacre occurred in Virginia. Native Americans killed 347 English settlers.
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The population is guessed to be 50,400
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New Amsterdam is renamed New York after the English seize it.
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Charlestown founded in South Carolina.
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This was a rebellion by Virginia settlers against Governor William Berkeley.
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College of William and Mary was founded in Williamsburg, Virginia.