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Holland hires Henry Hudson to explore the Hudson River, and New Amsterdam, New York.
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Peter Minuit started the first Swedish settlement starting at the New Sweden colony.
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King Charles II signed the Charter of Pennsylvania given to quaker William Penn.
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French efforts to establish control over the uper Ohio valley led to the last conclusive war.
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This war creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power over the colonies.
