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Columbus landed on the Island San Salvador in the Caribian. He later told the Eruopians about this territory, and they colonized North and South America.
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It was the first permanent English settlement in what is know The United States of America.
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The group that founded this colony later became known as the pilgrims.
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The Massachusettes Bay company was created by English Puritans.
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In 1664 the Dutch surrend it to the English. The English renamed it New York. In 1673 the Dutch to control for a very brief time and named it New Orange. It 1674 It was again controlled by the English.
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William Penn recieved the land from the King. This made him the worlds largest private owner.
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Benjamin Franklin proposed an idea that would unit all of the colonies.
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Goerge Washington lead the fight but was forced to surrender.
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The war offically ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris
