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The Roanoke colony is founded
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Only 60 out of the 500 people from Jamestown survive the winter.
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Jamestown settler John Rolfe marries Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan Indian chief
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Plymouth Colony is founded by the Pilgrims.
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William Penn is granted the charter for the Province of Pennsylvania.
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Spain begins to colonize the land of Texas.
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The Salem witch trials begin in Massachusetts. Twenty people are executed for witchcraft.
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The first settlers arrive in Georgia
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The Liberty Bell is cracked when it is first rung in testing. It was fixed by 1753.
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The Revolutionary War begins.
