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The first settlement in America was in Jamestown, VA in 1607 by England.
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Henry Hudson claimed land for the dutch
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Captian Samuel Argall, an English sea captian, names the bay after Lord De La Warr, the governor of Virginia
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Swedish settlers set up the first settlement.
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The Dutch lose New Amsterdam to the British which is renamed as New York, after the Duke of York
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King Charles II totally ignored any Dutch claims and gave the entire country to his brother James, Duke of York
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King Charles II of England owed the Quaker, William Penn, 16,000 pounds, and when Penn asked the King to grant him land it was granted
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King Charles II of England specified in the charter given to William Penn that the name should be Pennsylvania
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Swedish settlement led by Peter Minuet staring the New Sweden Colony
