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Jan 1, 1565
Spain’s first permanent colony in the New World in St. Augustine, Florida
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Britain defeats the Spanish Armada
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Britain’s first permanent colony in the New World in Jamestown, Virginia
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France’s first permanent colony in the New World in Quebec
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Holland's first permanent colony in the New World in New Netherland
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Pilgrims land at Plymouth, Massachusetts
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William Penn establishes Pennsylvania as a Quaker colony
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