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In 1607, the first permanent English settlement was built. This colony had undergone many hardships and was built on a rough piece of land that wasn't very fertile. Nevertheless, they made it through the hard times and were able to find a staple crop, and eventually became successful in the effort to colonize the new land.
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Samuel de Champlain establishes Frances first permanent settlement in the New World. The settlement is near Stadacona which was an abandoned Iroquois village.
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The second oldest Spanish colony, Santa Fe, is discovered by Juan Martinez de Montoya.
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Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson Bay while searching for a Northwest passage to Orient.The Hudson Bay becomes a very important trading port.
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The Small pox epidemic wiped out about 90% of the Native Americans in Massachusetts and was very deadly.
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In Virginia, the first representative assembly for the New World took place. This group of representatives was known as The House of Burgesses. It is also the year were slavery, and the slave trade is introduced into America. This year would be the start of a lot of suffering for not only the slaves but the country as it eventually is divided as a result.
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Pilgrims from England came to settle in the New World for religious purposes. Also, the men of the colony formed the Mayflower Compact, which was an agreement that would become the essential meaning of colonial government during that time.
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The English take control of New Amsterdam and rename it New York. They gain another colony for the soon to be America.
