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Jamestown, the first new world colony, was established at this date.
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Pocahontas is the daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy. She married Tobacco planter John Rolfe.
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The Mayflower ship carrying pilgrims arrives at Plymoth Rock.
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John Winthrop was elected as the governor of Boston at this date
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A Jamestown settler killed the Algonquian Leader. This ended almost all big fights.
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The Toleration Act is passed and not having religious freedom for Christians in Maryland became illegal
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Massasoit, the father of Metacomet, passes away from an unknown cause
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New Netherland was founded in 1621. In 1664, King Charles II decided to try to increase england's colonies. He did this by taking over New Netherland.
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At this date the colonists of the Carolinas decide to split the colony into two different ones - North Carolina and South Carolina
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The colony Massachusetts Bay was founded
