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Traders established Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia).
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Sought to find gold and silver in the New World. In addition sought a navigable river and establish an Indian trading network.
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King James I approved the formation of the Virginia Company, naming it after the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth.
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First permanent English colony in the United States. Located in the Powhatan Confederacy. Terrible location due to poor soil conditions and brackish water.
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By Samuel de Champlain
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The Dutch commissioned Henry Hudson to discover the Northwest Passage.
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John Rolfe planted the first tobacco crops in Virginia, sending the final product to Virginia. This paved the way for the colonies to be come the United States.
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The Netherlands commissioned the West India Company to establish colonies in Africa, the Caribbean, and North America.
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Though Peter paid for Manhattan land, he probable paid the wrong Indians therefor there was trouble with the Munsee Indians.
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20 thousand Puritans migrated to new England.
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During the 1640's English Revolution, the colonies remained neutral to avoid being drug into the war.
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New Amsterdam (modern-day New York City) was built by slaves. In 1641, the first African marriage took place in the colony.
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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina that was coauthored by John Locke the philosopher, legalized slavery from the beginning.
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The King of Spain issued a decree giving English colony slaves freedom in exchange for a conversion to Catholicism and an oath of loyalty to Spain.
