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Italian explorer John Cabot explored the coast of Pennsylvania fo the English.
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Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto explored South Carolina for gold.
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Virginia was founded.
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The pilgrims landed on Plymouth rock.
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The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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John Mason received land grant and named the new settlement New Hampshire.
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William Blackstone was the first Rhode Island settler.
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Captain John Mason leads colonists to decisive victory.
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North Carolina became a Separate Colony.
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Georgia was founded.
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Delaware became the first state.
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Maryland abolishes slavery.
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The first intercollegiate football game is played in New Jersey.