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The first permanent English settlement in the New World is founded
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John Rolfe cultivated the first tobacco crop in Jamestown- this was significant in its upbringing and sprung them back after their long winter.
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This marks the beginning of a long road of slavery for the New World
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The first elected legislative body in colonial Virginia
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The first government document in the Americas.
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The first instance of separation of church and state(gov) in Americas
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The colonists fought back against the Natives, steak King Philip's head in between territories. This was the first time colonists fought without help from Britain.
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Bacon and group attack Natives for land, this frustrates Jamestown. So the group burns down Jamestown, causing the number of slaves to rise because the government no longer wants small farmers acting out.
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A union created by King James II in order to centralize control from colonies and to give greater control over colonial affairs to King James II.
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Many are accused of witchcraft and suffer various consequences for this. Later it was discovered that the accusations were inaccurate, accusers were not punished but those accused still suffered.