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Jamestown was established as the first permanent English colony in the present-day United States.
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Quebec was found under the leadership of Samuel de Champlain and provided the foothold for what would become new France.
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The Dutch commissioned Henry Hudson to discover the fabled Northwest passage through North America. He failed but nevertheless found the Hudson River and claimed modern-day New York.
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Santa Fe was the first European settlement in the Southwest founded by Juan de Onate.
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The House of Burgesses was a representative body composed of white landowners that first met in Jamestown.
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John Winthrop gave this speech to encourage America to form a godly community and be a “City on a Hill” as an example for the reformers back home.
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The Navigation Act of 1651 compelled merchants in every colony to ship goods directly to England and was aimed at the Dutch to cripple their freight trade.
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The Glorious Revolution started when the Protestant William of Orange invaded England and the King of England James II fled to France. This caused a relatively peaceful coup that led to the disposition of James II and replaced him with Dutch Prince William of Holland and his wife Mary. The Glorious Revolution was indeed glorious because it abolished absolutism and stood counter to Catholic tyranny and French power.
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Massachusetts was the first colony to issue paper money. Before, colonies would use different mediums of exchange such as metal coins or barter.