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