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King James grants two Charters.
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In 1607 James town was a successful English colony. It was led by Caption John Smith and John Rolef.
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The Spanish founded Santa Fe in now New Mexico. Founded by Juan De Onate.
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The dutch found two posts.
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The Dutch take now New York and call it New Netherlands.
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Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe. Pocahontas married Jon Rolfe. Jamestown Colony is still successful.
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The Virginia House of Burgesses hold their first Democratic Meeting. The founders such as Thomas Hooker believed in a free consent of Government.
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The first African slaves come to america. These first slaves were taken into Jamestown.
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Women pioneers in the English Colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation, made the colonies successful.
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The native Americans help the settlers survive. The Squanto and Massasoit showed them how to farm and plant new crops in this land. Also the first thanks giving.
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Native american Massacre at James town.
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Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland and later buys Manhattan from the Native Americans for $24. He then names it New Amsterdam.
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A group of settlers led by John Endecott settle at Salem. This begins the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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King Charles I grants Sir Robert Heath a territory in North America that is to be called Carolina.
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John Winthrop was elected Governor of Massachusetts Bay colony.
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The Dutch West India Company begins to give land grants to patroons who will bring at least 50 settlers to the colonies.
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Sir Ferdinando Gorges is given a land grant and begins to settle which will eventually become Maine.
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In the Massachusetts Bay Colony issues such as no taxation without representation and representative government are beginning to be addressed. I smell freedom coming.
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The first settlers for the new Maryland colony arrive in North America.
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The Twonship Act is passed in the Massachusetts Bay general court giving towns the ability to govern themselves to some extent.
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Sir Ferdinando Gorges is named the governor of Maine by royal charter.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony takes over the jurisdiction of New Hampshire.
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Religous toleration is approved.
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Anne Hutchinson and Anne Bradstreet were women leaders in the Massachusetts Bay Colony; Bradstreet the first of America's many women writers. Hutchinson who was responsible for the Rhode Island founding, while later, women were found killed in Salem for practicing witchcraft.
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Peach tree war.
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British republic collapses, Charles II becomes King.
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New Amsterdam captured by the English at the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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Marquette and Joliet Explore Great Lakes and Mississippi River.
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Metacom Leads "King Philip's War".
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The New England Confederation declares war on King Philip and each colony is required to provide men for a combined force.
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In June, the colonists with the Mohegan Indians defeat King Philip's men at Hadley.
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King Philip's War is formally brought to an end.
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Pope' Drives Spanish from Santa Fe.
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William Penn Founds Pennsylvania Colony.
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William Penn receives a royal charter to set up Pennsylvania.
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LaSalle Claims Louisiana Territory for France.
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Frenchman Sieur de la Salle claims the land at the mouth of the Mississippi for France and calls it Louisiana.
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Charles the II dies, succeeded by James.
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The number of French Huguenot settlers in America increases after King Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes that protected their religious freedom.
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The earliest known antislavery tract is released in the colonies by the Quakers at Germantown, Pennsylvania.
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King William's War begins when the combined forces of the French and the Indians attack towns in New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
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Plymouth Colony becomes part of Massachusetts.
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Pennsylvania is named a royal colony.
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Colonists sign a peace treaty with the Iroquois to keep them from allying with the French in the future.
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England's 12 Colonies Become Self Sufficient. I smell freedom!
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Boston is the largest city in the American colonies and the overall population of the colonies numbers around 275,000.