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The Mayflower sets sail from Plymoth, England and lands in America.
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Massachusetts sends militia to fight in the Pequot war. Anne Hutchison is banished to Rhode Island.
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Settlers fight the Indians in the King Philips War.
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The Boston Tea Party destroys 340 chests of tea.
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Parliament closes Boston Harbor.
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John Hancock becomes elected governor.