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In the year 1612 a settler named John Rolfe discovered that the colony of Jamestown was ideal for growing tobacco! Became a major export and an incentive for European Colonists to come to the United States.
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An incentive to leave Europe and come to the United States was to escape religious persecution. The first ship to leave for this reason was known as the Mayflower.
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Point in history that English and indian group have a genocide attack on another tribe killing hundreds of people. It led to many Native American tribes wanting to form allies with the aggressive/unmerciless white men. New trades between Native American and Europeans began.
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Most violent war between Natvie Americans and european colonists (Puritans) yet. Time when Native Americans were being pushed further and further from their own land.
