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Jamestown was the first American colony.
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This was the first representative assembly in American and they met in Virginia.
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The Plymouth Colony was established by Pilgrims in Massachusetts and the male passenger that got off the ships had to sign the Mayflower Compact, which was their rules for living.
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The absolute rule of Charles I caused considerable friction between the English Parliament and the king.
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The conflict erupted when Parliament called by Charles I refused to grant him subsides to suppress a rebellion in Scotland.
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This was a Virginia law that was passed which made the African women "tithable," meaning they can be paid for.
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They became a republic and protectorate nation under the direction of Oliver Cromwell.
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This law stated that an enslaved women's children inherited the "condition" of their mother, or that they were going to be just like them.
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English took New Amsterdam from Dutch and renamed it New York.
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The Spanish king issued the Decree of Sanctuary.