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Jamestown, Virginia is established as the first British colony on mainland America.
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The first slaves arrive in America aboard a Dutch ship.
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The Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of the Plymouth colony, is signed aboard the Mayflower.
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The Maryland Toleration Act is passed by the Maryland assembly, mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians.
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King Phillip's War begins, leading to the destruction of several English colonial towns by Native American tribes. It ended after the Native Chief; Metacom, was killed.
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Bacon's Rebellion begins, fueled supposedly by the stealing of a pig from Nathaniel Bacon by Native American tribesman. Tensions flared and conflict arose between the Natives, Bacon's faction of colonists, and the Governor's faction.
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The province of Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn.
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KIng William's War begins as the North American theater of the Nine Years' War.
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The Salem Witch Trials begin in Salem, Massachusetts, leading to the execution of 20 people and the unofficial deaths of others.
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The Treaty of Ryswick is completed and signed, ending King William's War