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First attempted English colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh but disappeared.
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First permanent settlement.
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Tobacco made a profitable crop found by John Rolfe.
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The first elected legislative assembly in the New World but only land owning white males could participate.
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The Pilgrims left England to seek religious freedom.
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New World enters transatlantic trade of goods.
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A war in New England between the Pequot tribe and the English colonists with defeat for the Pequot tribe. Ended in 1638.
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The first “constitution” in colonial America.
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Laws passed as measure to supersede Dutch control of international trade.
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Battle between English colonists and the American Indian with English victory. Ended in 1678.
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Founded by William Penn, it was the land of the Quakers.
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An English law that called for the free worship of most Protestants forced on Massachusetts.
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People were being accused of witchcraft and killed.
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The sea journey taken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
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A Protestant religious movement that helped spur religious tolerance and led to the founding of many universities.
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A slave uprising in Stono, South Carolina.