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Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia.
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Hans Lippershey invented the first refracting telescope.
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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.
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The first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
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The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England.
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A series of wars between Indians and American settlers, mainly over land control.
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The act was meant to ensure freedom of religion for Christian settlers of diverse persuasions in the colony.
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English seize New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York.
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The Native Americans' last-ditch effort to avoid recognizing English authority and stop English settlement on their native lands.
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An uprising against American Indians and the colonial government in the Virginia Colony over taking reprisal action for alleged thefts by the Native Americans. (1676-1677)