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Europeans arrived to a new world. The establishment of the first English colony took place in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Shakespeare dies.
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African slaves enter the North American colonies as a part of trade.
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The pilgrims from the Mayflower established the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Plymouth.
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The General Hstory of Virginia, by John Smith, was published.
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The journey across the Atlantic and pilgrims' settlement was experienced by Bradford. Bradford then describes this experience in Of Plymouth Plantation.
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The first public school was founded in Boston.
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The first book to be printed in America was Bay Psalm Book.
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A book of poems, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, by Anne Bradstreet was published in London.
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Due to the Puritans' victory in the King Philip's War, Native American Resistance is ended in the New England Colonies.
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The colony Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn.
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Due to Rowlandson's captivity at the hands of the Algonquin Indians, she published The Sovereignty and Goodness of God.
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The Quakers anounce that they disagree to slavery.
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Accusations of people performing witch craft in Salem lead to trials and hangings. This causes much hysteria in Salem.
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In response to the Salem Witch Trials, Mather publishes The Wonders of the Invisible World.
