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In 1517, Martin Luther drafted a letter to the Archbishop of Mainz discussing his problem with the sale of the indulgences.
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The Mayflower was the ship the pilgrims took on their voyage and it set sail alone from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620.
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New Netherland was the first Dutch colony in North America. Dutch merchants explored the area and realized the chance to make a profit from so many new trading opportunities encouraged many Dutch to invest in West India Company stock.
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One of the original English settlements which is now present-day Massachusettes. It was settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England under Govoner John Winthrop and Deputy Gov. Thomas Dudley
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During the trial the Court concluded that Anne was guilty of heresy and sedition and banished her from the colony. She then settled in Rhode Island, a colony founded by Roger Williams, who had also been expelled from Massachusetts.