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The first settlers arrived in America and established the colony of Jamestown.
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Henry Hudson finds the Hudson river and claims New York for the Dutch.
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The first African slaves are brought to the colonies by Dutch traders.
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The first representative assembly takes place in Virginia.
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Plymouth colony is founded by pilgrims from England in Massachusetts.
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John Winthrop and Massachusetts Bay colonists settle in the area that would later be named Boston
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Roger Williams founds the colony of Rhode Island.
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Maryland passes the Maryland Tolerance act which allows religious freedom.
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The English claim New Amsterdam from the Dutch and name it New York
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The rebellion supposedly started over a pig but tensions have been rising throughout the colonies. The British colonists believed that the Catholics and Native Americans were trying to ruin America.
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King Phillips War was between the indigenous people and the English colonists. The English settlers captured, enslaved, and killed a multitude of Native Americans. This resulted in towns of natives being wiped out. The war ruined the relationship between the Natives and the English which allowed the English to be able to settle the area easily