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Virginia becomes a royal colony
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Colonist from Massachusetts settle in what is now Connecticut
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Roman Catholics led by the Calvert family establish Maryland
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The Dutch take over the Swedish colonies
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the Dutch settle new Jersey
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The English take over all the Dutch land and they rename new York new nether land as new York
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New Hampshire becomes a separate colony
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1681 William Penn and English Quaker leaders sets up the colony of Pennsylvania
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Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay are combined
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The Carolina territory is split into North and South Carolina
