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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement established in modern day America. Picture citation: https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/jamestown
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Henry Hudson found and claimed the area around New York for the Dutch. Picture: http://socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/newnetherland.htm
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William Penn, a quaker, receives Pennsylvania. Picture: https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/pennsylvania.html
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John Rolfe plants tobacco. Pictures: https://www.amazon.com/Tobacco-Plantation-Cultivation-Virginia-Engraving/dp/B07C4KQ3NH
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The House of Burgesses was the first time Americans attempted at ruling themselves and the representative assembly in the Americas. The House of Burgesses set the precedent for future America governments. Picture: https://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp
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The pilgrims landing in Massachusetts showed the world that America could be a safe haven of religious freedom. The Mayflower compact was the first written outline of the a self-government within America. Picture: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mayflower-ship
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A group of Puritans, led byJohn Winthrop, founded Boston. Picture: https://whiskey.wiki/timeline/cit-of-boston-founded-by-puritans/
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The English captured New Amsterdam modern day New York. Picture: https://dutchreview.com/culture/new-amsterdam-the-dutch-settlement-that-later-became-new-york/
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