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The Mayflower compact was signed by pilgrims in cape cod. The mayflower compact is the first governing document of the Plymouth colony, written by the colonists.
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Thh native american Mohegan chief visits the Plymouth colony in Massachusits for the first time.
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Indians came unarmed into the colonists houses with goods to sell and suddenly the Indians grabbed any tools or weapons available to them and killed many English settlers who were in sight. Chief Opechancanough led a series of surprise attacks of the Powhatan Confederacy that killed 347 people, a quarter of the English population of Jamestown.
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The first american temperance law was passed. This law prohibited public intoxication under penalty of a fine.
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England declares war on Spain due to problems between Catholics and Protestants. The public opinion in England at the time was to declare war.
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The Netherlands and England sign the Treaty of The Hague, a military peace treaty for providing economical aid to king Christian IV of Denmark during his military campaigns in Germany.
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King Charles I disbands English parliament because it limited power of the english monarchy.
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The spanish government had been lowering the value of thier currency and taxed citizens to pay for war. When they were unable to collect taxes and were still in the war debt, they declared bankruptsy.
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A petition of rights was sent to King Charles I by the english parliament about a series of broken laws.
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England and France sign a peace treaty.
