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The founding of Jamestown was prominent in American history. This even is widely known. This was Americas first permanent English colony. This event helped shape the world and the nation.
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John Rolfe planted the first tobacco plant. Tobacco was the most successful cash crop in Virginia.This was important for financial gain.
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The house of Burgess had their first meeting which they chose the legislative body in the British American colonies. They played a huge role in the American Revolution, and created democratic government for the new America.
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Powhatan grabbed any available weapons and killed all possible English settlers they would find. They ended up killing a quarter of Virginia's colony. The reason for this attack was because of the tobacco economy in Virginia caused the lands of Powhatan to seize and lead to a violent reaction.
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The Bay Psalm book was printed in British North America in 1640, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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This was important because it strengthened the governments control over trade between England, the colonies, and the rest of the world.
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English sail into New Amsterdam harbor and demand New Netherlands surrender, and re names New Amsterdam to New York.
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The first Indian war this was the Native Americans to avoid recognizing English authority and stop English settlement on their native lands.
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His valuable invention was used for pumping water. and also boiled water until it was completely vaporized.
