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First permanently successful English settlement.
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John Smith publishes first detailed map of the Chesapeake Bay. Known today as Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
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The Mayflower Compact was signed, and Plymouth colony was founded.
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Sir Francis Wyatt becomes governor of Virginia and served in Jamestown.
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King Charles I establishes the Massachusetts Bay and elects John Winthrop as governor.
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The first English settlers arrive for the new Maryland colony in North America.
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The Town Act is passed in the Massachusetts Bay colony, allowing towns to govern themselves to a certain extent.
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The Dutch and indigenous people of Hudson river valley signed a peace treaty, ending four years of war.
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England passes the Navigation Act, forbidding goods from being sent to England from the Colonies, unless sent on an English ship.
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Lord Baltimore is removed from power by the Maryland assembly.
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The Treaty of Westminster is signed, ending the third Anglo-Dutch War.
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The New England Confederation declares war on King Philip, so each colony was required to provide men for the War.
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King Philips War comes to an end, with the Treaty of Casco.
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John Cutt takes office as president of New Hampshire.
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The English Bill of Rights is presented to William and Mary, and later put into law.
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Treaty of Ryswick, ending King Williams War.