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King James I grants 2 charters
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Virginia Company of London founds Jamestown, VA
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De Champlain
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Hudson founds 2 posts for Dutch
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Jamestown: John Rolfe makes an important discovery
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Jamestown: House of Burgess founded, private land ownership instituted.
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WB leads Pilgrims. Land at Cape Cod, sign Mayflower Compact
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Jamestown: Native American Massacre
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Jamestown: King James revokes charter, makes it a colony. Revokes all rights.
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Puritans charter Mass Bay Company led by JW
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Maryland founded by GC as refuge for Catholics
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Roger Williams founds Providence
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TH founds Hartford
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AH founds Portsmouth
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Fundamental Orders of CT
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JD founds New Haven
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RW combines Providence and Portsmouth into RI
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MD: CC approves Act of Religous Toleration
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Charter combines New Haven and Hartford into CT
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Charters granted to 8 noblemen to found Carolinas
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Duke of York with RN took NY from Dutch
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Bacon's Rebellion
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King Philips War
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New Hampshire founded bc MA became too crowded
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WP founds Pennsylvania (includes Delaware)
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Mass Charter revoked
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James and N granted 2 groups charter to NJ
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Charles II dies, succeeded by James
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Glorious Revolution in England
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Mass Charter renewed
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Salem Witch Trials