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Jamestown was the first permanent colony in the New World and was founded by the English. This settlement was paid for by the Virginia Company of London and was settled in hopes of finding riches in the New World.
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Santa Fe was founded by Governor Don Pedro de Peralta and became a central city for the Spanish settlement in the New World.
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New Netherlands was the first settlement of the Dutch colony in the New World. This settlement's main purpose was for trading and profit.
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This was the beginning spark for the history of America's slavery. Jamestown was the first of the colonies to receive slaves.
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Known as the Fundamental Orders, Connecticut's first constitution allowed Connecticut to organize their governmental structure and open the body up for more trading and political opportunities.
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This war began the onset of a series of four wars between the Dutch and the Anglo which began over a dispute over trade which became political very quickly.
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This reflecting telescope changes science and opened up the world to the study of astronomy.
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King Phillip led a group of Native Americans against the English settlers in an attempt to stop the English presence in the tribal land.
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The French claimed Louisiana territory in the name of France and began recognizing trading opportunities and established New Orleans.
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Thomas Savery's invention of the steam pump was the beginning of many more inventions and uses for the steam engine.