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In 1585 Queen Elizabeth allowed Raleigh to send over 100 men to Roanoke Island after two of explorers found it to be a perfect place for a settlement.
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In the 1600s, The Middle Colonies accepted people of different religions and cultures.The colonist were German, Dutch, Scots-Irish ,Scandinavian,English,and enslaved Africans.Some were Catholics or Jewish.
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In 1607 twenty years later, a group of over 100 men landed on the banks of the Virginia's James River which was not healthy to drink.
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Between 1607 and 1733 was when the Thirteen original Colonies was founded.
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Captain Smith returned to his colony in 1609 when he became ill, then the relations between the settlers and the Powhatan Nation weakened.Four years later John Smith passed away.
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In 1619 was a big year in Jamestown.The first elected assembly was established it was called the House of Burgess's.
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In 1621 Governor William Brand ford held a celebration feast.The New England wanted to share their harvest with the Wampanoag.
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In 1675 another large group of Quakers left England for the New World
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In 1681 King Charles II decided to give William Pen land in the New World that was southwest of New Jers
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The Liberty Bell was created by Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of William Penn's "charter of privileges".
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In 1758 the Philadelphia Quakers Meeting issued the first anti-slavery document in history.
